μπαμπάς

μπαμπάς 

when will you start to know my name

i thought you knew my heart

until you left and drove away

but μπαμπάς you know i’ve been runnin so 

i hope you understand when i’m not a call away

well μπαμπάς 

i hope you know i tried to play the part

i wore the dress, cleaned the mess

μπαμπάς now i’ve gotta confess

that you’ve got no daughter at all

but μπαμπάς

i know you didn’t do no wrong

followin in footsteps of hope

dancin to traditional ρεμπετικο song

but oh μπαμπάς those footsteps weren’t the size for me

and μπαμπάς

when i think of all those hard, thought-filled days

in the hospital, assisted livin

thinkin there’s a devil comin to be killin

μαμά and me

well then μπαμπάς

there’s no one who’s child i’d be prouder to be

but oh μπαμπάς

damn your generation, the traditional ones loved by the nation

don’t you see my heart’s the one to pay

for that city of stagnant souls you made

but then again μπαμπάς, i know no greater heart than yours

dear god μπαμπάς

when will you start to know my name

i don’t want money, or to play that game

all i want is the love you give

but i’m afraid if you know my sin there’ll be no more missed calls to forgive

but i’m done runnin

so oh μπαμπάς i hope you understand when

today i’m walkin away instead