You hung up the phone And I asked you what was wrong Your dad has come to town He´d like to meet I said, "You don´t have to see him"
But for whatever reason, you can´t tell him no
So we meet him at a bar You were holding my hand hard He ordered rum and coke I can´t drink either anymore He hadn´t seen you since the fifth grade Now you´re nineteen and you´re five-eight He said, "Honey, you sure look great Do you get the checks I send on your birthday?"
I would kill him If you let me I would kill him Quick and easy Your nails are digging Into my knee I don´t know
How you keep smiling
I love your eyes And he has them Or you have his ´Cause he was first I imagine my thumbs on the irises Pressing in until they burst
I clear my throat And say we ought to get home He offers us a ride I reply, "No, that´s alright" And when we leave You feel him watching So we walk a mile in the wrong direction
I would kill him
If you let me I would kill him Quick and easy Your nails are digging Into my knee I don´t know How you keep smiling I don´t know How you keep smiling I don´t know How you keep smiling
I wanna take your face between my hands and say "You two are connected by a pure coincidence Bound to him by blood, but baby, it´s all relative You´ve been in his fist ever since you were a kid But you don´t owe him shit even if he said you did