Lyric discussion by happyfrappy 

Cover art for Broadway lyrics by Goo Goo Dolls, The

i reallllly like this song...i always thought it was about someone's father. the guy's a drunk, and kind of a waste of life, and as much as the son resents his dad's life and his lack of attention, (You see you'd love to run home But you know you ain't got one And you're livin' in a world That you're best forgotten around here) he does sort of miss him.