With the eyes of a regretful drunken man

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Last time, it struck me
That in our family tree,
No one will ever stand
Between our two names
And I may burst in flames
I started to understand
How close we’re gonna be
When you looked at me
With the eyes of a regretful drunken man.

I heard you stir and moan
In a whiny kind of tone,
I’ve been there my friend,
I’ve been through the same,
The uncomfort and shame,
And I start to understand
We’ll have this in common
Like father, like son
Have the eyes of a regretful drunken man.

I’ll stop the comparison here
For I can’t help but fear,
From the start to the end,
For ever this will remain
Your first and greatest pain,
So I’ll always understand
Aches and self-infliction
And watch you with compassion
And the eyes of a regretful drunken man.