The Dismemberment Plan - Daddy Was A Real Good Dancer lyrics

Growing up I never knew why Daddy was so depressed He always paid his interest but he never got out of debt If I saw him now I guess I'd feel real old I'd hand him my baby girl, and I'd play some rock and roll 'Cause Daddy, Daddy was a real good dancer That's what everybody'd say Daddy, Daddy was a real good dancer Until he had me, and then he threw his dancin' shoes away I got a photograph of Daddy but that don't mean he was here Lost behind a mustache and a tank top and a beer Well, I guess I'd get that way too; when nothing no one says is true We're dancin' to a distant beat I'd call 'em Daddy's Happy Feet 'Cause Daddy, Daddy was a real good dancer That's what everybody'd say Daddy, Daddy was a real good dancer Until he had me and then he threw his dancin' shoes away When they finally lay my cold and creaky bones to rest I hope I'm not a mystery to those who knew me best But if all my eulogies are all corny fantasies Just put on my favorite groove 'Cause that's what we would always do for Daddy, Daddy was a real good dancer That's what everybody'd say Daddy, Daddy was a real good dancer Until he had me and then he threw his dancin' shoes away