Mr. Wilmington

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You dreamed he'd shine like the sun, now your sun has set Hey dad, grab another cigarette Ashes fall like an unpaid debt Come on everybody, place your bets In seventh grade, he dug his grave Tryna be cool with the cool kids, hey Follow everything they say You might fit in if you misbehave At sixteen, he promised he'd be clean He didn't then but you shouldn't leave You do not deserve this [Chorus] Hey, Mr. Wilmington Yeah, I heard about your son It's hard enough to hide your scars In small town USA Sweet Mr. Wilmington Yeah, I read about your son Don't blame yourself, you raised him right Remember that when you can't sleep at night [Verse 2] At 21, you found his gun Hey dad, it's just begun The ties that bind, they come undone Come on everybody, just for fun At 24, you find him on the floor Decadence was all he wore You do not deserve this [Chorus] Hey, Mr. Wilmington Yeah, I heard about your son It's hard enough to hide your scars In small town USA Sweet Mr. Wilmington Yeah, I read about your son Don't blame yourself, you raised him right Remember that when you can't sleep at night and [Post-Chorus] Na na na na na Na na na na na Na na na na na Na na na na na [Verse 3] At the funeral, read his eulogy Insincere apologies You do not deserve this All the papers and press decide "Hey, just another suicide" You do not deserve this [Chorus] Hey, Mr. Wilmington Yeah, I heard about your son It's hard enough to hide your scars In small town USA Sweet Mr. Wilmington Yeah, I read about your son Don't blame yourself, you raised him right Remember that when you can't sleep at night Hey, Mr. Wilmington (Hey, small town, goodbye) Yeah, I heard about your son (Let me go-o-o) It's hard enough to hide your scars In small town USA Sweet Mr. Wilmington (Hey, small town, goodbye) Yeah, I read about your son (Let me go-o-o) Don't blame yourself, you raised him right Remember that when you can't sleep at night and [Outro] Na na na na na (Remember that when you can't sleep at night) Na na na na na (Remember that when you can't sleep at night) Na na na na na (Remember that when you can't sleep at night) Na na na na na Remember that when you can't sleep at night Remember that when you can't sleep at night Remember that when you can't sleep at night Remember that when you can't sleep at night