Writing on the Wall Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Ecotopian 

Cover art for Writing on the Wall lyrics by Social Distortion

In my opinion this song is about your child growing up and becoming independent. Your child not being under your watchful eye all the time anymore. This could be a hard experience, because you want to be able to protect your child.

Moreover, the first person in this song is aware of not having done everything right as a parent, but wants to tell his child that everything he did was out of live for him.

My Interpretation