Daily Dose 6/13 | Everclear – Father Of Mine

“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 dont see me”

I know the other day when I wrote the caption for the Staind – It’s Been Awhile Daily Dose I talked about the sob story songs about the emotion of the singer being done wrong by their father, but this is one of those songs that’s a bit different in my opinion. Everclear’s Father Of Mine touches base with a message to a father that walked out on his family and a boy that never quite understood why and the heartache and hardships he and his mother had to face because of it. It’s a heartfelt song for a lot of people. My mother and father got divorced when I was too young to remember. I never knew my real father although my sister and brother are in contact with him every now and then. Fortunately my mother re-married to a man that I’ve always considered my real father. He brought me up right and tried to teach me to be a good person and to live life the right way. He didn’t spoil any of us and we lived on the edge of poverty but there was always food on the table, a roof over our heads, a warm bed to sleep in and clothes on our backs. For all those things every person should be grateful for. Some children don’t have those things and some have a whole lot more and take it for granted. I wouldn’t change a thing about my childhood except for some things that I look back on and feel guilty about, but those are all things I did of my own free will. I can’t take them back and I can only try to teach my children better and live with the mistakes I’ve made and move forward.

Everclear – Father Of Mine Guitar Tab from Ultimate-guitar.com

Everclear – Father Of Mine Lyrics

Father of mine
Tell me where have you been
You know I just closed my eyes
My whole world disappeared
Father of mine
Take me back to the day
When I was still your golden boy
Back before you went away

I remember blue skies
Walking the block
I loved it when you held me high
I loved to hear you talk
You would take me to the movie
You would take me to the beach
You would take me to a place inside
That is 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 dont see me

I was ten years old
Doing all that I could
It wasnt 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
I never understood you then
And I guess I never will

Daddy gave me a name
My dad he gave me a name
Then he walked away
Daddy gave me a name
Then he walked away
My daddy gave me a name

Daddy gave me a name
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 closed 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 Im not going to let her know
All the pain I have known

Then he walked away
Daddy gave me a name
Then he walked away
My dad 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