NOFX — My Orphan Year lyrics

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
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
And 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 am sincere
2006 my orphan year