It's late in the arvo
About a quarter to three
I was sitting in Nighthawk's
In my usual seat
The man in the corner
Asked if I was satisfied
I said with what
He said life
I said who are you to speak
So bold to a stranger
He said I'm not as strange
As you may think
Last time you saw me
You were in the kitchen
I was walking away
You were standing at the sink
Oh father
Where have you been
You've missed the worst years of my life
He said I've shaken hands
At fires all over the nation
I said yes
But you missed my graduations
He said I bested the one-eyed killer
Using my mind and my hands
I said yes
You don't understand
You may be my father
But you don't who I am
You want your lover
You'll have to fight a dozen bad men
And if you die
I am not sure who will care
'Cause for people round here
It's just more news from nowhere
Oh father
Where have you been
You have missed
The worst years of my life
You have missed the worst years of my life