speak so that she could understand
your taking to long dad
weep cause she needs to see you can
before you fell you ran
all i hear are the same excuses
all you do is complain

she... she's like a cancer on my brain
a fever with no name
no... nobodys's going to explain
the thoughts which you contain

all i hear are the same excuses all you do is complain
cause you don't look the same
cause you don't seem the same
cause you don't see what's going on
And i don't know why you can't lose, you lose
the rest of us we have to choose, we do
but you don't look the same
you don't seem the same
cause in my dreams you fall apart
you come and tell me who are you
the past is overdue
all i hear are the same excuses
all you do is complain

cause you don't look the same
and you don't seem the same
cause you don't see what's going on


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    Kind of in the same vein as "Look What You've Done", which is about the dad cheating and then leaving the family. This time, the dad has an obligation to explain to the woman in the song and the son needs to hear it, but when the dad doesn't, the son gets disillusioned with him.

    quixyon June 09, 2005   Link

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