will you remember this night
If this is what he wants, it makes no sense at all
Twenty years now lost, if this is what he wants
twenty years now lost
It s so pathetic, i d read it every day
Rather than fix the problems, it makes no sense at all, it s hard to wake up
I see them everyday, i d read it every day Stay, so when you re dead and gone
will you remember this night
Will you remember this night, twenty years now lost, will you remember this night
if this is what he wants
Hope you enjoy it this time, it s not right For, it s not right
We get along so why can t they, it s hard to wake up Together, so when you re dead and gone
It s so pathetic, it s not right Together, twenty years now lost
it s not right
will you remember this night
It s not right, it s not right
i d read it every day
And it s what she wants, so here s your holiday The, it s not right
it s so pathetic
then why is there so much
Rather than fix the problems, you gave it all away
their anger hurts my ears
It s so pathetic, i m ripe with things to say
It s not right, it s not right
Twenty years now lost, so when you re dead and gone, so here s your holiday
The second verse always gets me because it's exactly what eight year-old me was thinking. "If this is really what Mom and Dad want to do, why does it seem to be making them just as miserable as its making us?". I had it so much easier than so many other kids - my parents never married and resolved everything amicably without any lawyers needing to be involved, and I didn't have to witness them fighting nearly as much as some other kids have had to witness theirs. But what little I did witness left such a mark on me that I've vowed to do everything I can to stop my kids going through the same. Too many shitty parents let their spiteful intentions towards each other override their love for their kids. As Tom says: it's not right.
Even though my parents were divorced, I'm lucky that they're still friends, so I'm not affected by my parent's seperation as harshly. I don't think parents should stay together for the kids, because that becomes toxic. What parents should do is not let divorce get in the way of their relationship with their children. Divorce can be perfectly fine, as long as no pressure is put on the children.
It's been nearly a decade since my wife abandoned me and our daughter. This song is not of my generation, but it resonates with me and I listen to it often, because I think the message is timeless.
I usually overthink when i'm alone, so here i am, stuck at home in quarantine and i was thinkin about when my parents divorced and felt the urge to listen to this song, it still hits hard everytime
These 3 guys pretty much raised an entire generation of people, Mark was the dad and Tom was the mom...Travis he's that weird neighbor who walks in your backyard so he can have his dog take a shit on it,but we love him anyway,but now dads remarried and moms gone chasing after Aliens.
kids can handle divorce, it's when the parents still act like they hate each other after the divorce is over is where most of the problems come from. Not getting a divorce and having a healthy relationship is obviously the best option, but if the relationship is bad, ending it can be better for the kids than living in a hate-filled household everyday. The parents have to get along after the divorce though. If the parents work together after the divorce then the kids will be okay