This song is about my mother, her strength, her perseverance, her love. This song is also about my father, his weakness, his vice, his withdraw, and his absence in my life.
lyrics
i am the bastard boy, of a bourbon father
who was too drunk to come through
too fucking wasted to even bother
though I was young I saw all the pain first hand
my mothers eyes, read ocean blues
she had taken all the beatings that she could stand
and yet she blames herself, for all our trying times
this beautiful snowfall means a cold sleep for us tonight
homeless mother with four mouths to feed,
her growing kids, their growing needs
and where the fuck was he
on a stoop porch drunk,
in the belly of dc
to my childish mind, it must of been because of me
i wasn't good enough for him
and he was too good for me
he found his love in a fucking bottle
he found his home on a fucking bar stool
he found his family in their defeated eyes
he found his truth, living a fucking lie
and so we moved on, and my mother stayed strong
her days with us were her only escape
her nights were hard and long and cold
oh god, how did you stay so fucking strong
how could you stay, so fucking strong
mother, oh mother, you made the right choice
when you stood up for yourself, and decided to try
to live you life, OUR LIVES,
when you told that bastard drunk goodbye
i hope he lives a regretful life
i hope he feels all your pain
until he fucking dies
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