I’d like to travel in my mind
And ask the friends I left behind
Who grew up in the neighborhood,
How well they did with pa-rent-hood.
Pa-rent-hood! Pa-rent-hood!
Up in a castle or down in the ‘hood
You cannot retire from pa-rent-hood.
Pa-rent-hood! Pa-rent-hood!
My beloved son has mental woes
Is it PTSD? Lord only knows.
He can’t keep a job, he’s way too slow.
He’ll ride his bike, watch a movie show.
Mo-vie show! Mo-vie show!
Up in a castle or down in the ‘hood
You cannot retire from pa-rent-hood.
Pa-rent-hood! Pa-rent-hood!
He is going nowhere at forty-three
While I’m getting older and lost at sea.
How will my sailor navigate
After I arrive at the Pearly Gate?
Pearly Gate! Pearly Gate!
Up in a castle or down in the ‘hood
You cannot retire from pa-rent-hood.
Pa-rent-hood! Pa-rent-hood!
