He'd get home about 5:30 Fix a drink and sit down in his chair Pick a fight with mama Complain about us kids gettin' in his hair At night he'd sit alone and smoke I'd see his frown behind the lighter's flame That same frown's in my mirror I got my daddy's blood inside my veins Fish swim, birds fly Daddies yell, mamas cry Old men sit and think I drink ♪ You got your chicken TV dinner Six minutes on defrost, three on high A beer to wash it down with Then another little 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 men sit and think I drink I know what I am But I don't I don't give a damn Fish swim, birds fly Daddies yell, mamas cry Old men sit and think I drink