Young Fathers

I was born in September And like everything else I can’t remember I’ll replace it with scenes from the film That I will never know When I blinked it was over I was thinking my life will get slower That I will sort this shit out when I’m sober (But you can better now that you’re older) I read the scares on the front page It says we’re waiting around for an ice age It says our comforts they come with a price tag (They cured the cancer but discovered a new plague) I say just think of the children And imagine the world that we’ve willed them It’s populated with weirdos to kill them And break their hearts (And everybody knows) That this is the end It’s never fashionable In a party conversation (Now I’m as old as you were when you had me Should I be afraid Should I start a family Raise them in the wild ‘cause up against the city My love is such a small thing) When you’re young you have You have your whole life before you Everyone will adore you Grow up you’ll be an astronaut Or anything you want What goes up, goes up in flames And now your choices surround you And decision confounds you And you’re pacing around the place Shows you everything you’re not And then the brief little romance You committed a soul without its consent To live a life as a bone without its content ‘Cause young people get old everyday Yeah young people young people get bored (Never went to church Thought a song was gonna save me Strumming out a hymn on a guitar that you gave me Sermon that you spoke will build a fire if you’re smokin’ And our love is just a small thing) I just called to tell you I just called to say Learned all your mistakes You were my inspiration And it wasn’t all we hoped for But we shake it off when we say Here’s your yellow ribbon I am your consolation I was born in September And if I die today You know I don’t regret you Some things I can’t explain It’s a slow descent It’s a loveless place Every goddamn day I’m ready to go No matter where you go I will follow I will follow Anywhere you go... I just called to tell you I just called to say Learned all your mistakes Passed down through generations