You Walked Away
You Are Correct
Deadbeat Dad · Children of Alcoholics · Breaking the Cycle · Emotional Indie Rock
#VERSE
I grew up fast when I was ten
Sad for me, that you, my Dad, were gone time and again
Kind words, I longed to hear you say
But you would always walk away
Walk away
#VERSE
When kids were talking about sex
I came to you, you laughed and said, “Do one, then the next”
You used women as your prey
I saw you treat my mom that way
Her black-eye days
#CHORUS
You had no feelings
An icy cavern darkened your soul
Your smile hid a heart so dead cold
I froze in silence
As you put violence on display
And then you walked away
So betrayed
Each time you walked away
#VERSE
I hit eighteen, Mom told you, “Go to hell”
You beat her bad, the charges stuck, they put you in a cell
I made the trip, Visitor’s Day
You saw me at the glass, and turned away
Nothing to say
#CHORUS
Wrote letters to you
Tried to forgive but got no reply
You couldn’t face the truth of your life
Why did I bother
Hoping my father might be swayed
To think of me someday
I prayed
But still you walked away
#BRIDGE
Told myself you’d find time for me
(If I just made myself perfect)
But you tossed my love in the sea
#VERSE
My son turned ten, and here we stand
I brought him here to see you, to learn how not to be a man
Ironically, I’ve brought him to your grave
The one place you can't walk away
Can’t walk away
#CHORUS
You had no feelings
The pain still stings but I’m in control
Thank God, my son won’t know your choke hold
You never praised me
Others raised me, and I’m okay
I’m glad you walked away
But here you’ll stay
Beneath this headstone gray
It’s my day
My turn to walk away
#OUTRO
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