I saw my father drunk and helpless, he was lyin' on the floor

He was naked, drunk, and helpless, he was lyin' on the floor

With a most peculiar woman whom I'd never seen before

She was a most peculiar woman that I'd never seen before

Forgiveness, forgiveness has never meant a thing to me

Seems like a bitter apple at the root of a bitter tree

Forgiveness, forgiveness has never meant a damn to me

Seems like a bitter apple at the root of a bitter tree

The room was strewn with tarot cards, bottles lined the wall

The room was strewn with tarot cards, bottles lined the wall

He braced himself against the wall, fell lightly to the floor

He braced himself against the wall, fell lightly to the floor

I'd never felt so close to him any time before

Forgiveness, forgiveness has never meant a damn to me

Always seemed a bitter apple at the root of a bitter tree

Forgiveness, forgiveness has never meant a damn to me

'Cause always seemed a bitter apple at the root of a bitter tree