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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mary Gauthier
Mary Gauthier
Performer
Gurf Morlix
Gurf Morlix
Background Vocals
Rick Richards
Rick Richards
Drums
Rich Brotherton
Rich Brotherton
Acoustic Guitar
Ian McLagan
Ian McLagan
Hammond Organ
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mary Gauthier
Mary Gauthier
Songwriter
Crit Harmon
Crit Harmon
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Gurf Morlix
Gurf Morlix
Producer

Lyrics

He'd get home at 5-30, fix his drink
Sit down in his chair
Pick a fight with mama
Complain about us kids getting in his hair
At night he'd sit alone and smoke
I'd see his frown behind his lighter's flame
Now that same frown's in my mirror
I got my daddy's blood inside my veins
Fish swim
Birds fly
Daddies yell
Mamas cry
Old men
Sit and think
I drink
Chicken, TV, dinner
Six minutes on defrost, three on high
Beer to wash it down with
Then another, a little whiskey on the side
It's not so bad alone here
It don't bother me that every night's the same
I don't need another lover
Hanging 'round, trying to make me change
Fish swim
Birds fly
Lovers leave
By and by
Old men
Sit and think
I drink
I know what I am
But I don't give a damn
Fish swim
Birds fly
Daddies yell
Mamas cry
Old men
Sit and think
I drink
Written by: Crit Harmon, Mary Gauthier
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