He'd get home at 5.30, fix a drink, sit down in his chair Pick a fight with mama, complain about the kids gettin' in his hair At night he'd sit alone and smoke, I'd see his frown behind the lighter's flame Now that same frown's in my mirror, I got my daddy's blood inside my veins Fish swim, birds fly, daddy's yell, mama's cry Old man, sit and think I drank chicken TV dinner, six minutes on defrost, three on high Beer to wash it down with, then another, some 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 hangin' around tryin' to make me change Fish swim, birds fly, lovers leave by and by Old man, sit and think I drank, I know what I am, but I don't give a damn Fish swim, birds fly, daddy's yell, mama's cry Old man, sit and think I drank I drank