THE DAUGHTERS' FATHER WATCHES, QUIETLY WE ASSUME
HE'S NO LONGER WITH US BUT HE LEFT THIS DUSTY ROOM
IN YOUR NAME AND AN HONOR, IT'S A SHAME BUT IT'S YOUR HONOR
TAKE IT ON YOUR SHOULDER 'TIL YOU CAN FIND ANOTHER
THAT'S ENOUGH FOR NOW, HE SHOULD'VE NEVER LEFT YOU BROKEN
HE SHOULD'VE HELD YOU, THINGS YOUR FATHER NEVER COULD DO
THAT'S ENOUGH FOR NOW, HE WOULD'VE NEVER LEFT YOU BROKEN
HE WOULD'VE HELD YOU, THINGS YOUR FATHER NEVER TOLD YOU
THE CENTURY BEFORE YOU, NEVER COULD TURN 21
YEARS AND YEARS HE WAITED JUST WATCHING FOR A SON
FOR SOMEONE TO GO AHEAD, TAKE THE NAME INSTEAD
YEARS AND YEARS HE WAITED AND A DAUGHTER CAME INSTEAD
BUT THAT'S ENOUGH FOR NOW, HE SHOULD'VE NEVER LEFT YOU BROKEN
HE SHOULD'VE HELD YOU, THINGS YOUR FATHER NEVER COULD DO
THAT'S ENOUGH FOR NOW, HE WOULD'AVE NEVER LEFT YOU BROKEN
HE WOULD'VE HELD YOU, THINGS YOUR FATHER NEVER TOLD YOU
BREATHING COMES IN PAIRS
EXCEPT FOR TWICE
ONE BEGINS AND ONE'S GOODBYE
SIXTY YEARS OF SORROW, HE GOT FIVE OR SIX OF BLISS
LEFT MY MOTHERS' MOTHER
WITHOUT SO MUCH AS A KISS