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from the musical, "Total Family Massage," by John Paul Sharp
lyrics
DAVID:
THERE IS SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW
‘BOUT MY DEAR OLD DAD
WHEN I WAS 12, HE CALLED ME AT MY MOM’S HOUSE
AND HE WAS MAD, AND HE YELLED IN MY EAR.
DAVID & JERALD:
CHOOSE YOUR MOTHER, CHOOSE YOUR DAD,
BUT IT CAN’T BE BOTH,
NOT WHEN IT COMES TO MONEY, TIME, AND GAS,
SO CALL BACK WHEN YOU’VE MADE UP YOUR MIND,
DAVID:
OH, WHO COULD EVER ASK THEIR CHILD
TO MAKE A CHOICE SO FUCKING WILD
IT MADE ME CRY FOR DAYS AND DAYS
AND THERE’S SOMETHING I MUST SAY
MY DAD CHOSE SUZANNE OVER ME, OVER ME, OVER ME.
MY MOTHER’S RIGHT: MY DAD WAS SICK.
PERVERTED MAN WHO DRANK.
HE PUT HIS HANDS ON EVERY MAN IN THAT TOWN,
INCLUDING MARQUIS! THOUGH, HE WON’T SPILL THE “T.”
MARQUIS:
HEY, THERE’S NOTHING TO SPILL.
DAVID:
YEAH, RIGHT!
MY FATHER WAS A SELFISH MAN,
MY DADDY DIDN’T REALLY GIVE A DAMN,
HE NEVER ASKED ME ‘BOUT MY DREAMS, ‘BOUT MY SCHEMES,
‘BOUT MY LIFE AND HOW I BEEN.
I DID MY DUTY, CALLED ONCE A YEAR,
HE LEFT IT ALL UP TO ME.
HE ABANDONED HIS CHILD! HE ABANDONED HIS CHILD!
AND HE LEFT ME ALONE, ALONE.
I’VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS EVERY DAY
IT’S A STRAIN ON MY HEART EVERY DAY
AND MY WISH, RIGHT NOW, FROM THIS MOMENT ON
MAY HE WISHED HE’D HAVE CHANGED!
credits
from Total Family Massage: The Musical!,
released December 12, 2013
David performed by John Paul Sharp
Jerald performed by Todd Hull
Marquis performed by Hisam Goueli
John Paul Sharp is a singer/songwriter, actor and writer living in Seattle, Washington. He has published over twenty albums
of music and written and produced three musicals for the stage. You can also see his work as a composer and actor on LeighAnn Gould's short film, Three Sister's Laundry....more
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