He's the kind of guy that's always afraid of affection,
And when the walls closed around,
He would always respond with agression
But he woke up today with a pain in his head,
Remembered a dream, Oh what was it they said

Oh, this was the world that I wanted
Hey oh, this was the world that I wanted

Many years ago he was hungry for father's attention,
But dad was alone, his disease unspoken, unmentioned
And so the boy grew tall with these things around his head,
When his asked mom's advice, she silently said Oh,

Your father got all that he wanted
Hey oh, your father got all that he wanted

He steps onto the porch with a cigarette and a briefcase
And remembering dad he prepares to argue his case
Old woman he says, you should have left long ago
Your friends are all dead, it's not worth it you know

And she smiles, you know this was the life that I wanted
And she smiles, you know this was the life that I wanted

He never thought that he'd cry when his father was finally laid down,
Never thought that he'd cry, when his friends were all gathered around,
But he watched as the old man lay down in the earth,
And he looked all around for a sign of his worth
Then he cried, whoa daddy what was it you wanted
Then he cried, whoa daddy what was it you wanted