(Dennis DeYoung)
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