[Intro] [Verse 1] He had the horses, he had the land Healing the animals with a wealthy hand But when the heavy news came crashing down He wanted my shadow out of this town He gave the order, he drew the line But my mother said, "This life is mine." She told a fatal lie just to keep me safe Said I wasn't his, and he closed the gate. A desperate shield, a tragic mistake A heavy bond that was meant to break. [Pre-Chorus 1] She dragged me out of the freezing room Back to the house and back to the gloom She left the window open for ten long years While I was ignoring the silent fears! [Chorus] It was Mom, me, and no dad around! Yeah, Mom, me, and no dad around! Waiting for a ghost that makes no sound! She left the window open for ten long years Drowning the silence in her hidden tears! I didn't feel the phantom pain back then But time has a way of breaking men! Just Mom, me, and no dad around! [Verse 2] I remember the clinic, the sterile white Walking in the day, but it felt like night I looked at the doctor, so tall and cold Just a naive kid, doing what I was told I looked in his eyes, feeling somewhat glad I smiled and I whispered, "How are you, dad?" ...Nothing but the void. Nothing in the air. He stared right through a son who wasn't there. [Pre-Chorus 2] She dragged me out of the freezing room Back to the house and back to the gloom She left the window open for ten long years While I was ignoring the silent fears! [Chorus] It was Mom, me, and no dad around! Yeah, Mom, me, and no dad around! Waiting for a ghost that makes no sound! She left the window open for ten long years Drowning the silence in her hidden tears! I didn't feel the phantom pain back then But time has a way of breaking men! Just Mom, me, and no dad around! [Bridge] You fixed the horses, you healed the hounds! But you left your blood freezing on the ground! I didn't cry when I was small! I didn't even care at all! But every single year the shadow grew A missing puzzle piece that looks like you! TEN YEARS OF WAITING FOR A HOLLOW MAN! [Guitar Solo] [Chorus] It was Mom, me, and no dad around! Yeah, Mom, me, and no dad around! Waiting for a ghost that makes no sound! She left the window open for ten long years Drowning the silence in her hidden tears! I didn't feel the phantom pain back then But time has a way of breaking men! Just Mom, me, and no dad around!