Of All Things Lyrics

Make sure you say goodbye

I've lived a life that's small and putrid, drowning in regret

There are things I've done that I'd like to forget

A lifetime spent in the sewers with a light at the end of the tunnel

An approaching subway car; destination: the concrete jungle

And you work conducting train through snow and rain

I know I've stained your soul with abandonment and pain

But Wally you don't seem to mind

You conduct your work with pride

As you drive this subway to collide with the outside of my heart

Now how do I depart?

You're the best son that I could have asked for,

You beautiful bastard

Cause I don't deserve all this love without heed

Soon the world discover your compassion for others

I can't help but wonder what things you will achieve

If I was a better father, I would have worked harder

And would have gone farther to see you succeed

But now I have to leave

So can I just say

Of all the things that give me hope

The things that make me feel alive inside,

What fills me with pride

Is you and your brother

You both make me stronger

And of all the things that I've done wrong

Of all the people I've betrayed

I pray that I could just stay

To watch you both grow

But now I must go

And even though this is a last goodbye

You should know that as I pass beyond this life

I'll watch you grow and work and love and sacrifice

Wally and David,

I love you more than all things

I spent so many years defiant, feeling sorry for myself

But I slowly recognized the suffering I'd dealt

So I developed the perspective to see others in distress

And from that point on I've aided my fellow dispossessed

But you have the natural empathy that it took me years to see

Helping those fucked by scumbag businessmen like me

David, my son, I'm proud of the man you've become

You're someone I wish I was when I was young

But I ran away from my feelings, abandoned my family

Wally, and you: the two who needed me most

You're a fuckin' ball-buster with a passionate luster

To protect others without as much as a boast

And I know you don't forgive me, I would say I'm sorry

But there's no apology that would let me hold you close

Just let me try my utmost

And can I just say

Of all the things that give me hope

The things that make me feel alive inside,

What fills me with pride

Is you and your brother

You both make me stronger

And of all the things that I've done wrong

Of all the people I've betrayed

I pray that I could just stay

To watch you both grow

But now I must go

And even though this is a last goodbye

You should know that as I pass beyond this life

I'll watch you grow and work and love and sacrifice

Wally and David

I have to go

I feel my consciousness expand

I can't have what I want

Some dreams have to end

But Wally, David, just know in your heart

That I'll be protecting you from somewhere

I'm so proud of you

Goodbye.

Goodbye, Dad.

You got to say goodbye

Goodbye!