Johnny Cash Lyrics

My father is dead so they said

They told me I smashed in his head

And he lies there in all of his glory, in a pool of red

When I woke up, I couldn't see

I thought it was all just a dream

Soon enough nightmares became my reality

It must have been some other guy

I would never even try

I love that man I said and started to cry

There's something wrong in my head

Cause I put him on his death bed

But I didn't know because the bottle needed to be fed

Whoa-oh-oh

And I'm shitting in my own bed

Cause I can't control my own head

And now that I realize I wrong, ha

Well, I'm dead

Or maybe they'll put me in prison

Just when I appreciate freedom

You'll pay for what you've done, they said

You were his son

But when I killed my father I killed myself

Cause I looked inside and there was nothing left

Just a big black hole

And I began to melt

Woah-oh-oh

Well I'm glad that I stopped when I did

Because my father was never even dead

But I still feel the guilt for something that I haven't done yet

It's sad that it had to come so far

It should have never even started at all

But I'll kill myself before I kill any of you all