My Father

My father always promised me That we would live in France We'd go boating on the Seine And I would learn to dance We lived in Ohio then He worked in the mines On his dreams like boats We knew we would sail in time My sisters on the road, and ran away

(Music - Chastisement, Lyrics - Johan) Instead of inherited stupidity i gained a fresh gasp of humanity / the angels they turned on me as i fed my only need / my father spoke to me / he told me not to be / as i walked his left-hand path i soon felt h

He made it to every ball game Unless he just had to go to work He always said, "A man's got to juggle his time and his money" And he's got to know what each one is worth He taught me so many things Even when he wasn't trying to When I'm in a sit