Father of mine. tell me where have you been. you know i just close my eyes. my whole world disappeared. Father of mine. take me back to the day. Yeah when i was still your golden boy. back before you went away. I remember blue skys. walking the block. I loved it when you held me tight. I loved to hear you talk. You woud take me to the movies. You would take me to the beach. take me to a place inside. that was so hard to reach. Father of mine. tell me where did you go. you had the world inside your hand. but you did not seem to know. Father of mine. tell me what do you see. When you look back at your wasted life. and you don't see me. I was ten years old. doing all that I could. It wasn't easy for me. to be a scared white boy in a black neighborhood. Sometimes you would send me a birthday card. with a five dollar bill. Yeah i never understood you then. and i guess i never will. Daddy gave me a name. my daddy gave me a name. Then he walked away. daddy gave me a name. Then he walked away. my daddy gave me a name. Father of mine. tell me where have you been. I just close my eyes. and the world disappeared. Father of mine. tell me how do you sleep. With the children you abandoned. and the wife i saw you beat. I will never be safe. i will never be sane. I will always be weird inside. i will always be lame. Now im a grown man. with a child of my own. And i swear that im not gonna let her know. all the pain i have known. Then he walked away. Daddy gave me a name. Then he walked away. my daddy gave me a name. Then he walked away. my daddy gave me a name. Then he walked away. my daddy gave me a name. then he walked away. then he walked away. then he walked away.