Padded cells
 Oh, wish me well
 Oh, shame, don't blame my mother

 As I am moving out I see
 she wanted all the best for me
 Those were the days when phrases never spoken
 led to broken lives
 I think of all the things that she once had
 Her magic moments with my dad
 Before I came, before he left her
 And now alone my mother tries
 Stands by my bed at night and cries
 While I am sleeping in my blue lagoon
 Her child of the moon

 And neither can you blame my dad
 He gave me everything he had
 I wish that all the light years between his ears
 And my lips were gone
 His business kept him on the run
 The weekends spared no time for fun
 On holidays we drove him crazy
 And so he took the easy route
 Called up one year and wanted out
 And ever since, around my birthday time
 I get a line from Dad

 Look for me in crisis centers
 Padded cells
 Oh, wish me well
 Oh, shame, don't blame my father