Father's Day (live)

I was 16, I cut myself a mohawk

Cause I wanted to walk the walk

And not just talk the talk

But it was a bit of a disaster

Because I did the sides with kitchen scissors

Because I didn’t have any clippers

And I didn’t want to use a beard-trimmer

I’d made that mistake before

When you got home, you didn’t want to talk about what I’d done

You said I’d let you down, that I fucked around when I was only having fun

With the way that you’ve been lately, you’ve no right to scream and shout

You and I, we’ve got a lot we need to talk about

What’s the point in making vows that you’re never going to keep?

A lifetime lying awake means you’ll never get to sleep

And all the promises you've made that were painful and untrue

Of all the things you do, they reflect worst on you

We all have our own devices

For handling mid-life crises

Usually involves a motorbike

And some suspicious fashion decisions

But you choose to stave off gray hairs

By lamely hacking at the sides

With your lies and your flimsy alibis

For your suspicious expeditions

When I get home, I don’t want to talk about what you’ve done

Cause yeah, you let me down and yeah, you fucked around but then, I guess you were having fun

And with the way that I’ve been lately, I’ve no right to scream and shout

You and I, we’ve got a lot we need to talk about

What’s the point in making vows that you’re never going to keep?

A lifetime lying awake means you’ll never get to sleep

And all the promises you made that were painful and untrue

Of all the things you do, they reflect worst on you

You always told me Father’s Day was just another way

Of selling Hallmark greeting cards

20 years of this waking sleep, of lying through your teeth

Meant every Father’s Day spent wondering who the hell you are

(Da da da...)

Keep going

What’s the point in us making vows that you’re never going to keep?

I keep trying to keep you up but you keep on falling asleep

And all the promises we made, well, they were painful and untrue

But for better or for worse, I am turning into you