This song hit me hard in high school 13 years ago. My parents have 4 kids- 3 boys and a girl. The lyrics match perfectly (for many more people I’m sure) and he left when I was 9. Yesterday he passed away at 62 years old. We never buried the hatchet so to speak. And now we never will. Don’t let grudges keep you from knowing the people important to you.
My dad stayed, unfortunately. I was raised by two narcissists constantly at odds with each other and with me. He said he "didn't know what a narcissist was" until he met her. Funny, cause he coulda just looked in the mirror tbqfh. This song gave me words I didn't know how to say any other way as an isolated, scared, lonely child. I'm so grateful for these guys. I'm gonna listen to the rest of their stuff when I feel mentally strong enough to. It's beautiful and aches my heart that this entire crowd knows every single word to this song. What a fucked up world. At least there's happiness like this that you can convert your traumatic experiences into. I like singing, and he's a musician. So I'm going to send this as a cover to him as the last thing I do before I go full no-contact. It'll be such a sweet good riddance. 🖤
Hey dad I'm writing to you Not to tell you, that I still hate you Just to ask you How you feel And how we fell apart How this fell apart Are you happy out there in this great wide world? Do you think about your sons? Do you miss your little girl? When you lay your head down How do you sleep at night? Do you even wonder if we're all right? But we're all right We're all right It's been a long hard road without you by my side Why weren't you there all the nights that we cried You broke my mother's heart You broke your children for life It's not okay, But we're alright I remember the days, you were a hero in my eyes But those were just a long lost memory of mine I spent so many years learning how to survive Now, I'm writing just to let you know that I'm still alive The days I spent so cold, so hungry Were full of hate I was so angry Those scars run deep inside this tattooed body There's things I'll take, to my grave But I'm okay I'm okay It's been a long hard road without you by my side Why weren't you there all the nights that we cried You broke my mother's heart You broke your children for life It's not okay, But we're all right I remember the days, you were a hero in my eyes But those were just a long lost memory of mine Now, I'm writing just to let you know that I'm still alive Yeah, I'm still alive Sometimes I forgive Yeah and this time I'll admit That I miss you, said I miss you It's been a long hard road without you by my side Why weren't you there all the nights that we cried You broke my mother's heart You broke your children for life It's not okay, But we're all right I remember the days, you were a hero in my eyes But those were just a long lost memory of mine Now, I'm writing just to let you know that were still alive And sometimes I forgive And this time I'll admit, that I miss you, miss you Hey dad :')
This song hit me hard in high school 13 years ago. My parents have 4 kids- 3 boys and a girl. The lyrics match perfectly (for many more people I’m sure) and he left when I was 9. Yesterday he passed away at 62 years old. We never buried the hatchet so to speak. And now we never will.
Don’t let grudges keep you from knowing the people important to you.
Sorry for your loss I lost my bestfriend a couple years ago in 2019
I'm just now seeing this. Just wanted to say I'm deeply sorry for the loss you've suffered. ❤🩹
2022 i still in here.. miss u a lot dad 🥺
Thanks for putting this up
my favor song of GC
As a little girl this makes me cry😢
all time favorite song! I sang this song and perfect by simple plan when i was growing up!
runtuh ~
My dad stayed, unfortunately. I was raised by two narcissists constantly at odds with each other and with me. He said he "didn't know what a narcissist was" until he met her. Funny, cause he coulda just looked in the mirror tbqfh. This song gave me words I didn't know how to say any other way as an isolated, scared, lonely child. I'm so grateful for these guys. I'm gonna listen to the rest of their stuff when I feel mentally strong enough to. It's beautiful and aches my heart that this entire crowd knows every single word to this song. What a fucked up world. At least there's happiness like this that you can convert your traumatic experiences into.
I like singing, and he's a musician. So I'm going to send this as a cover to him as the last thing I do before I go full no-contact. It'll be such a sweet good riddance. 🖤
I love emotionless because I think Benji has an amazing voice as well as Joel
Songs starts at 2:20 tnk me later
im from india still listening to Good charlotte
I think many can relate to these lyrics
I can’t but I know how it feels to try to forgive someone and miss them even if it’s not my dad
Aww man i was waiting on that high note "i'll miss youuuuuuuuuuuuuu".
Hey dad
I'm writing to you
Not to tell you, that I still hate you
Just to ask you
How you feel
And how we fell apart
How this fell apart
Are you happy out there in this great wide world?
Do you think about your sons?
Do you miss your little girl?
When you lay your head down
How do you sleep at night?
Do you even wonder if we're all right?
But we're all right
We're all right
It's been a long hard road without you by my side
Why weren't you there all the nights that we cried
You broke my mother's heart
You broke your children for life
It's not okay,
But we're alright
I remember the days, you were a hero in my eyes
But those were just a long lost memory of mine
I spent so many years learning how to survive
Now, I'm writing just to let you know that I'm still alive
The days I spent so cold, so hungry
Were full of hate
I was so angry
Those scars run deep inside this tattooed body
There's things I'll take, to my grave
But I'm okay
I'm okay
It's been a long hard road without you by my side
Why weren't you there all the nights that we cried
You broke my mother's heart
You broke your children for life
It's not okay,
But we're all right
I remember the days, you were a hero in my eyes
But those were just a long lost memory of mine
Now, I'm writing just to let you know that I'm still alive
Yeah, I'm still alive
Sometimes
I forgive
Yeah and this time
I'll admit
That I miss you, said I miss you
It's been a long hard road without you by my side
Why weren't you there all the nights that we cried
You broke my mother's heart
You broke your children for life
It's not okay,
But we're all right
I remember the days, you were a hero in my eyes
But those were just a long lost memory of mine
Now, I'm writing just to let you know that were still alive
And sometimes
I forgive
And this time
I'll admit, that I miss you, miss you
Hey dad
:')
love this :D I'm probably going to do a cover of this song
so deep
Dear young men,
Make sure your children and future children will never sing this song about you