Jeremy Facknitz

Lyrics

"Dad's Hair"
(Lyrics and music by Jeremy Facknitz, copyright 2024 ASCAP all rights reserved)

VERSE 1
What’s going on here? I only asked for a trim - not an existential crisis
If this is your idea of a joke, I’ll work up grin, but it’s not very nice, it’s
obvious my hair is brown, not the grey you’re throwing down
Just cut my hair and set this fine young man free
‘Cause I got hemorrhoids and some doctors to see

CHORUS
When I pass by the looking glass, I can’t see the signs I choose to ignore
But when I’m there in the barber’s chair, I watch as my dad’s hair falls to the floor

VERSE 2
He musta snuck in through the back, and stuck it to my scalp
while I was raising my kids
He’s pretty sly - I don’t know why he’s tryna’ fool me into thinking
I’ve been hittin’ the skids
The barber’s humming, she keeps it coming, it piles high with every snip of the shears
I wonder why I didn’t see it in the mirror

CHORUS
Yeah when I pass by the looking glass, I can’t see the signs I choose to ignore
But when I’m there in the barber’s chair, I watch as my dad’s hair falls to the floor
Yeah I watch as my dad’s hair falls to the floor

BRIDGE
Will I even notice when my Warhol fades the the fuchsias of a Thomas Kinkade?
Will I trade Pantera for Peter Cetera and afternoon naps in the shade?
Will all my addictions, beliefs and convictions bleed out to a far different hue?
I’ve watched others leave, but I still can’t believe, that I’m gonna fade away too…

CHORUS
When I pass by the looking glass, I can’t see the signs I choose to ignore
But when I’m there in the barber’s chair, I watch as my dad’s hair falls to the floor
Yeah I watch as my dad’s hair falls to the floor