Me Old Man

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Hunter] I remember the night, I was sixteen years old I had to go to hospital because I was told That my dad wasn't feelin' well, I knew somethin' was wrong The night before was spent drinkin' beer and smokin' bongs And you know when you get called at three in the morning When you're still yawning, it means it's some kind of warning That somethin's not right and just the other night To make things worse, me and dad, we had a fight I was gonna smooth it over, the very first thing And at three AM, when I heard the phone ring I went, "Dad, of course it's bad news" My mum came in and said, "Rob, we gotta cruise" Whеn I think back on it, you know it still burns 'Cause I hesitated, wе had left on bad terms I'll see him tomorrow and it will be okay But dad might be dead before the end o' the day I came to my senses, yeah, I know dad's sick And if I'd known how sick, I wouldn't have been so quick To dismiss him and leave, he wanted me to stay But I didn't believe it might be his last day So I fucked off, walked out the door I said, "I can't be fucked putting up with this bullshit no more I'm sixteen years old and I know what I'm doin'" And I left, and now, I'm still spewin' [Chorus: Wendy Matthews (Sampled)] Hey, there's not a cloud in sight That's as blue as your blue goodbye And I thought that it would rain The day you went away There's not a cloud in sight As blue as your blue goodbye And I thought that it would rain The day you went away [Verse 2: Hunter] I got to the hospital, my uncle was there I still didn't suspect, but of course I did care Because I loved my old man, he'd served in Vietnam Had a drinkin' problem, but I didn't understand When I was young, I used to ask mum, "Where's dad?" "He doesn't live with us, son" And that made me sad 'Cause he was always glad to see me on the weekend We'd play cricket, footy, hide and seek, and The weekends were ours, and school holidays We'd played all day, every day that I stayed We went fishin', they're the days that I'm missin' 'Cause they were the happiest, when I look back, reminiscin' 'Cause as I got older, I started gettin' bolder I didn't have time to spend with the older soldier I was colder, I had to go my own way myself I didn't even notice dad losin' his health He was in and out o' hospital those last two years I guess his liver couldn't handle all o' those beers And where was I at? I was out with my mates Runnin' amok and fully trashin' the place My dad didn't like the things that I did I thought I was tough, but I was just a little kid A self-centred, selfish little brat But [?], you know I loved my dad [Chorus: Wendy Matthews (Sampled)] Hey, there's not a cloud in sight That's as blue as your blue goodbye And I thought that it would rain The day you went away There's not a cloud in sight As blue as your blue goodbye And I thought that it would rain The day you went away [Verse 3: Hunter] I wish you could see the man I've become I wish I could hear his voice sayin', "Proud of you, son" Because I miss you, dad, I miss you heaps And sometimes, I dream of you when I am asleep I know we didn't always see eye to eye But a part of me died the day that you died And I just try to stay alive and know Everything I do, I do it in memory of you [Ad-libs: Hunter] Yeah, dad [Chorus: Wendy Matthews (Sampled)] Hey, there's not a cloud in sight (Cloud in sight) That's as blue as your blue goodbye And I thought that it would rain (Thought that it would rain) The day you went away There's not a cloud in sight (Sight) As blue as your blue goodbye And I thought that it would rain The day you went away (The day you went away) There's not a cloud in sight That's as blue as your blue goodbye And I thought that it would rain (Thought that it would rain) The day you went away There's not a cloud in sight (Cloud in the sky) As blue as your blue goodbye (Blue as your goodbye) And I thought that it would rain (Thought that it would rain) The day you went away (Away) (Ooh, the sky) (Bye) [Outro: Wendy Matthews (Sampled)] Blue as your goodbye