Things The Grandchildren Should Know

I go to bed real early, everybody thinks it's strange I get up early in the mornin' No matter how disappointed I was with the day before It feels new I don't leave the house much I don't like bein' around people Makes me nervous and weird I don't like goin' to shows, either It's better for me to stay home Some might think it means I hate people But that's not quite right I do some stupid things But my heart's in the right place And this I know I got a dog, I take him for a walk And all the people like to say, "Hello" I'm used to starin' down at the sidewalk cracks I'm learnin' how to say, "Hello," without too much trouble I'm turnin' out just like my father Though I swore I never would Now I can say that I have love for him I never really understood What it must have been like for him Livin' inside his head I feel like he's here with me now Even though he's dead It's not all good and it's not all bad Don't believe everything you read I'm the only one who knows what it's like So I thought I'd better tell you before I leave So, in the end I'd like to say That I'm a very thankful man I tried to make the most of my situations And enjoy what I had I knew true love and I knew pa*sion And the difference between the two And I had some regrets but if I had to do it all again Well, it's somethin' I'd like to do