Paternal Reversal - Bayside

Tony, your life’s not over

But you’ve given up all you lived for

Put the bottle down and fix the thing you ran from

Do you say what you really mean?

Are you really how you’re perceived to be?

If the lights go out tomorrow, would you know?

I don’t wanna call your family and tell them to build a coffin

Because their oldest son just overdosed on pills

You’ve got a red glare in your eyes

And the sky outside your door’s a blacker blue

I hate to see what’s become of you

Tony, it’s just a stick in the spokes

It’s not too late for you to find your way home

Because your friends are still here

And your family’s where you left them

So put on a clear head and try it out for a ride

Because you’re better than this and you can better your life

You can’t choose your father

We’re suffering together

You’re getting closer to the end of your rope

I never thought you’d let yourself get so cold

But lately I’ve been thinking about the things I said to you

And now I need to prove that

I didn’t mean it when I said, that you were dead to me

You mean the world to me