Mr. Wilmington

Your dreams they shine like the sun Now your sun has set Hey dad, grab another cigarette ashes fall like an unpaid debt come on everybody place your bets you dreaded this before dying old and poor all because your kid lived through a metaphone had it all behind closed doors he had it all but he wanted more in seventh grade he dug his grave trying to be cool with the cool kids, hey follow everything they say you might fit in if you misbehave at sixteen, he promised he'd be clean he didn't then but you shouldn't leave you do not deserve this hey Mr. Wilmington yeah I heard about your son it's hard enough to hide your scars small town usa sweet Mr. Wilmington yeah I read about your son don't blame yourself you raised him right remember that when you can't sleep at night at 21 you found his gun hey dad it's just begun the ties that bind they come undone come on everybody just for fun at 24 you find him on the floor decadence was all he wore you do not deserve this hey Mr. Wilmington yeah I heard about your son it's hard enough to hide your scars small town usa sweet Mr. Wilmington yeah I read about your son don't blame yourself you raised him right remember that when you can't sleep at night and na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na at the funeral read his eulogy insincere apologies you do not desrerve this the press and papers all decide hey, just another suicide you do not deserve this hey Mr. Wilmington yeah I heard about your son it's hard enough to hide your scars small