Father Tell Me

Wake, wake, I gotta wake up

Stay, stay, I gotta stay tough

Shove, shove, I gotta shove back

When the world’s at large

Tell me, do I fight back?

Now stab, grab the cash and go

Tell me who here’s hit an all-time low?

No need to rat, no need to tell

I’ve got a shotgun filled with shotgun shells

For the first, first one to tempt me

Or gas me up I’ve got a tank on empty

It’s days like this where I’m not too friendly

It’s hard out there please don’t resent me

I’m human too but it’s fools like you

Who chain me up and then let me loose

I might just flip the thought is daunting

I stick to what my father taught me

Father tell me what I’ve learned

In 26 years since birth

Nothing’s wasted if it’s earned

When the meek inherit Earth

Stop, stop before you judge me

You have good reason to begrudge me

I know I’ve been self-centered trust me

I hate it too I feel disgusting

This empty feeling’s sinking in

I hide beneath my sheepish skin

It only ends when I begin

To take the time to seek within

Father tell me now, what went wrong?

I haven’t figured it out in oh-so long

Father tell me now, what went wrong?

I gotta get back to where I’m from

Father tell me what I’ve learned

In 26 years since birth

Nothing’s wasted if it’s earned

When the meek inherit Earth

Father tell me what I’ve learned

In 26 years since birth

Nothing’s wasted if it’s earned

When the meek inherit Earth