Chasm

McMurphy is my dad

He ain’t crazy, just bad

Took a written test that said as much

Made him take it twice

To be sure

Now that I’m grown

I’m not laughing any more

I’m crying for what’s behind

The joke

There’s a chasm between

What you say and

What you mean

If it were anybody else

If you were anybody else

Daddy you said

You always wanted a song

There’s been plenty all along

But you’re the only one I couldn’t bear to hurt

Protecting your ego

Is costing me

If I’m looking out for you

Who’s looking out for me?

When there’s a chasm between

What you say and

What you mean

If it were anybody else

If you were anybody else

You’d go after anyone

Who made me feel like you do

If you were in my place

Tell me what you would do

There’s a chasm between

What you say and

What you mean

If it were anybody else

If you were anybody else

There’s a chasm between

What you say and

What you mean

If it were anybody else

If you were anybody else

We wouldn’t speak any more.