My Orphan Year (Acoustic) Lyrics

	My father had dementia
	He lied in bed for months
	Once in a while he’d call me,
	and ask me to fly down
	I told him that I’d love to
	But I had things to do
	And so he died without his son
	I heard about it drunk after a show
	My mother battled cancer
	For over seven years
	I nursed her and I held her
	When time was running out
	The night before she left me
	I drank scotch all night
	And thanked her for everything she’d done
	Raising me alone wasn’t much fun
	So dad I can forgive you,
	but I’ll never forget,
	Months I wouldn’t see you and when I did
	You’d be out with your friends all night
	Alone and only nine
	I watched the outer limits
	Scared out of my mind
	I wonder if you felt the same
	The days before you died
	I wonder if you even knew
	Why I wouldn’t come around
	I bet if you had been there,
	There wouldn’t be this song
	2006 goodbye parents
	For once, I'm sincere
	2006 that was my orphan year

	My father had dementia
	He lied in bed for months
	Once in a while he' d call me,
	and ask me to fly down
	I told him that I' d love to
	But I had things to do
	And so he died without his son
	I heard about it drunk after a show
	My mother battled cancer
	For over seven years
	I nursed her and I held her
	When time was running out
	The night before she left me
	I drank scotch all night
	And thanked her for everything she' d done
	Raising me alone wasn' t much fun
	So dad I can forgive you,
	but I' ll never forget,
	Months I wouldn' t see you and when I did
	You' d be out with your friends all night
	Alone and only nine
	I watched the outer limits
	Scared out of my mind
	I wonder if you felt the same
	The days before you died
	I wonder if you even knew
	Why I wouldn' t come around
	I bet if you had been there,
	There wouldn' t be this song
	2006 goodbye parents
	For once, I' m sincere
	2006 that was my orphan year

	My father had dementia
	He lied in bed for months
	Once in a while he' d call me,
	and ask me to fly down
	I told him that I' d love to
	But I had things to do
	And so he died without his son
	I heard about it drunk after a show
	My mother battled cancer
	For over seven years
	I nursed her and I held her
	When time was running out
	The night before she left me
	I drank scotch all night
	And thanked her for everything she' d done
	Raising me alone wasn' t much fun
	So dad I can forgive you,
	but I' ll never forget,
	Months I wouldn' t see you and when I did
	You' d be out with your friends all night
	Alone and only nine
	I watched the outer limits
	Scared out of my mind
	I wonder if you felt the same
	The days before you died
	I wonder if you even knew
	Why I wouldn' t come around
	I bet if you had been there,
	There wouldn' t be this song
	2006 goodbye parents
	For once, I' m sincere
	2006 that was my orphan year

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