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Date Posted: 12:28:44 11/30/99 Tue
Author: Johnny P
Subject: Re: So much for the Afterglow
In reply to: Robin 's message, "Re: So much for the Afterglow" on 12:10:37 11/30/99 Tue

> > > hmmmmmm.....
> > >
> > > "Father of mine
> > > Tell me where have you been
> > > You know I just closed my eyes
> > > My whole world disappeared
> > > Father of mine
> > > Take me back to the day
> > > When I was still your golden boy
> > > Back before you went away
> > > I remember the blue skies, walking the block
> > > I loved it when you held me high
> > > I loved to hear you talk
> > > You would take me to the movie
> > > You would tke me to the beach
> > > Take me to a place inside that is so hard to reach
> > >
> > > Father of mine
> > > Tell me where did you go
> > > You had the world inside your hand
> > > But you did not seem to know
> > > Father of mine
> > > Tell me what do you see
> > > When you look back at your wasted life and you
> don't
> > > see me
> > > I was ten years old
> > > Doing all that i could
> > > It wasn't easy for me to be a scared white boy in
> a
> > > black neighborhood
> > > Sometimes you would send me a birthday card
> > > With a five dollar bill
> > > I never understood you then and I guess I never
> will
> > >
> > > Daddy gave me a name
> > > My dad he gave me a name
> > > Then he walked away
> > > Daddy gave me a name
> > > Then he walked away
> > > My dad gave me a name
> > >
> > > Father of mine
> > > Tell me where have you been
> > > I just closed my eyes
> > > And the world disappeared
> > > Father of mine
> > > Tell me how do you sleep
> > > With the children you abandoned
> > > And the wife I saw you beat
> > >
> > > I will never be safe
> > > I will never be sane
> > > I will always be weird inside
> > > I will always be lame
> > > Now I am a grown man
> > > With a child of my own
> > > And I swear I'm not going to let her know
> > > All the pain I have known
> > >
> > > Then he walked away
> > > Daddy gave me a name
> > > Then he walked away
> > > My dad gave me a name
> > > Then he walked away" - Everclear.....
> >
> =======================================================
> > =====
> > Well, I guess Jesus did sort of walk away, leaving
> > us with our christian names.
------------------------------------------------------------
> I understand... Your father is really your child...
>
> I can tell you from having children that children
> are our greatest teachers.
>
> He really is a child see him that way.
>
> Love, Peace & Patience,
> Robin
============================================================
Actually the song has a deeper meaning... I have no children... but one day when I have kids, I will not be what my father was... I will not spend my childs birth in Prison.. nor all the important years doing drugs and spending time in and out of Jail... the song to me is about my childhood... and Steve I don't see Jesus dying on the cross as walking away from us... in no way did he do that... he saved us from our sins....


Hasta,

John

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