1996

She had him at 38 In 96, she used to wait She'd show you pictures of a newborn baby A little crying boy she thought you'd like to see But you never returned Never returned Tell me, what was running on your mind In 1996 In 1996 Why'd you have to leave the boy behind In 1996 In 1996 If all you cared about is yourself Why do you have to pop the question and pretend Thought you said he's your one of a kind In 1996 In 1996 In 1996 For years, he's used to farewells Overseas, she worked like hell She tried her best to feed him well Fought her way through stormy weathers, no one could tell I doubt you could do that There's no fuckin' way in hell that you can possibly do that Tell me, what was running on your mind In 1996 In 1996 Why'd you have to leave the boy behind In 1996 In 1996 If all you cared about is yourself Why do you have to pop the question and pretend Thought you said he's your one of a kind In 1996 In 1996 In 1996 As the years go by He grew up with a lie He thought you jumped out of a plane When he asked, that's what she explained As ridiculous as it seemed It was a reality he made peace with To think of you already dead The guy who's s'posed to be his dad (Dead dad, dead dad, dead dad, dead dad) Tell me, what was running on your mind In 1996 In 1996 Why'd you have to leave the boy behind In 1996 In 1996 If all you cared about is yourself Why do you have to pop the question and pretend Thought you said he's your one of a kind In 1996 In 1996 In 1996 Tell me, what was running on your mind In 1996 In 1996 Glad she left the worst days all behind In 1996 In 1996 Cuz all you cared about is yourself And in hindsight, they're better off without you anyway Cuz you ain't good enough to raise a child In 1996 In 1996 In 1996