Mr. Wilmington

[Verse 1]
You dreamed he'd shine like the sun, now your sun has set
Hey dad, grab another cigarette
Ashes fall like an unpaid debt
Come on everybody, place your bets
In seventh grade, he dug his grave
Tryna be cool with the cool kids, hey
Follow everything they say
You might fit in if you misbehave
At sixteen, he promised he'd be clean
He didn't then but you shouldn't leave
You do not deserve this

[Chorus]
Hey, Mr. Wilmington
Yeah, I heard about your son
It's hard enough to hide your scars
In small town USA
Sweet Mr. Wilmington
Yeah, I read about your son
Don't blame yourself, you raised him right
Remember that when you can't sleep at night

[Verse 2]
At 21, you found his gun
Hey dad, it's just begun
The ties that bind, they come undone
Come on everybody, just for fun
At 24, you find him on the floor
Decadence was all he wore
You do not deserve this

[Chorus]
Hey, Mr. Wilmington
Yeah, I heard about your son
It's hard enough to hide your scars
In small town USA
Sweet Mr. Wilmington
Yeah, I read about your son
Don't blame yourself, you raised him right
Remember that when you can't sleep at night and

[Post-Chorus]
Na na na na na
Na na na na na
Na na na na na
Na na na na na

[Verse 3]
At the funeral, read his eulogy
Insincere apologies
You do not deserve this
All the papers and press decide
"Hey, just another suicide"
You do not deserve this

[Chorus]
Hey, Mr. Wilmington
Yeah, I heard about your son
It's hard enough to hide your scars
In small town USA
Sweet Mr. Wilmington
Yeah, I read about your son
Don't blame yourself, you raised him right
Remember that when you can't sleep at night
Hey, Mr. Wilmington
(Hey, small town, goodbye)
Yeah, I heard about your son
(Let me go-o-o)
It's hard enough to hide your scars
In small town USA
Sweet Mr. Wilmington
(Hey, small town, goodbye)
Yeah, I read about your son
(Let me go-o-o)
Don't blame yourself, you raised him right
Remember that when you can't sleep at night and

[Outro]
Na na na na na (Remember that when you can't sleep at night)
Na na na na na (Remember that when you can't sleep at night)
Na na na na na (Remember that when you can't sleep at night)
Na na na na na
Remember that when you can't sleep at night
Remember that when you can't sleep at night
Remember that when you can't sleep at night
Remember that when you can't sleep at night