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 trying to 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 you didn't bend but you sure did lean you do not deserve this
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
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 found him on the floor decadence was all he wore you do not deserve this
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 na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na
at the funeral read his eulogy insincere apologies you do not desrerve this all the papers and press decide hey, just another suicide you do not deserve this
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 na na na na na na na na na na na na na na 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