Lyrics:

Father
You're a sad old man
Your tawdry vest is gray

Memories
Of a former man
Are all your words convey

Father
Oh can't you see
The tarnished robe you wear

A crown
For fools
The people laugh
You never seem to hear

Father
You're life's a ship
That's never been to sea

The bottle
That surrounds your life
You'll sail eternally

(keyboard solo)

Children
Please understand
A man must stand alone

And face a world
He'll never know
And never call his own

Ba ba bum bum
(repeat to fade)

Father
(repeat to fade)