His fingers went swiftly across the strings, playing was what helped him
the most during this time. He was pretty damn good at to. After all this is
what he spent most of his time doing.
And we're drowning you out
in boasts of defection
if everything was up to me I would be gone by the first sign
the first sign of hope I'd be packed up and out of my way.
And time has been spread so thin
and its just hours till the day begins.
And the things that are keeping you here are not keeping me here
and the things that are keeping you here will keep me away.
And you'll be sorry
isn't that what they'll say.
Don't follow your heart cause it just seems to get in your way.
And don't ever leave here
and mope at your leisure
and straighten out your crease here
and truth is in a tall beer.
Are you drowning your fears
in a glass of deception?
When everything is easy than everything will be ok.
When everything is easy than you won't be sad that you stayed.
And time has been spread so thin
and its just hours till the day begins.
And the things that are keeping you here are not keeping me here
and the things that are keeping you here will keep me away.
And you'll be sorry
isn't that what they'll say.
Don't follow your heart cause it just seems to get in your way.
"Eric!" the man said from the door.
He stopped playing and looked up. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be loud"
"Its not that. Its that he's here"
"Who's here?" Eric questioned putting the guitar down. "Eric, your father is here. As it was requested by your mother in her final will." He said.
"Wait a second you expect me to go and live with a man, I've never met, who happens to be my father? No Hell no. I'm not going." Eric said.
"Eric, you can't fight this. There is no getting out of it, so suck it up like the man your mother raised you to be and do as your told"
"This sucks, you know that right. I can't believe this shit." Eric said throwing a shirt on the floor.
"Yeah well Life can suck. But its up to you to make it better" Vince said walking in.
"Okay" Eric said not really paying him much attention.
"Yeah well, I guess this would be a good time to introduce myself. Umm I guess a simple way to put it is, I'm your father" Vince said.
"You're my father?" Eric asked shocked.
"Yeah, and I know I have a lot to explain and we'll talk about that." Vince said.
"Great, The man who invented fake wrestling is my father. Life just gets better and better" Eric said sarcastically.
"Yeah, that's how it worked out. Now if you don't mind. I'll help you with your things and we'll be going." Vince said.
"Yeah okay." Eric sighed.
The drive to the airport was still neither of them knew what to say.
"You play hockey Yes?" Vince asked remembering the picture.
"I do, and If this is some lame way to start a conversation, you should really try harder" Eric said.
"You know you can cut me a break okay. This is kind of new to me. So can you at least make the attempt to communicate here with me." Vince asked.
"I'm going to say no" Eric said not paying Vince any attention.
Vince sat quietly as they pulled into the airport. "This is our flight" Vince said stepping out.
"You have your own plane?" Eric asked stepping out and looking at the jet.
"Yeah, cool huh?" Vince smiled.
"No, not really dude" Eric said walking by him.
Vince threw his hands up, in a gesture of him giving up. And climbed upon the jet. Soon as they were off, Vince picked up the phone and called Linda at the house.
"No, we should be there in an hour or so. No, he hates me. Okay, I'll see you then. Love you too" Vince smiled as he hung up.
"So why are we flying again if you live in Connecticut?" Eric asked.
"Saves time. So let me know why do are you giving me such a hard time? Why do you hate me?" Vince asked.
"Cause you're a jackass." Eric said right out.
"Talk to me here, let me know why I'm a jackass. I can't read minds here son." Vince said
"You're a jackass cause I said you are. For example what kind of man, runs around on his wife and has a son with another women and then fails to recognize him" Eric snapped.
"I knew that would come out. Listen, everyone does stupid things. I'm not saying your mother was stupid, but what I did was all right. And second of all I can't recognize what I don't know about. I would have done what was right, had your mother told me and not run off to New York to hide it. This was news to me junior, so don't jump on my back about something I can't control." Vince said with a little too much aggression.
"Whatever just don't expect to me to start suddenly calling you daddy, cause in my eyes I have no father." Eric said looking out the window.
" I don't expect anything, but one thing I do demand is that you start treating me with a little more respect and when we reach the house, you will treat my wife with the same respect."
"I have no problems with her chief, its just you" He said.
And we're drowning you out
in boasts of defection
if everything was up to me I would be gone by the first sign
the first sign of hope I'd be packed up and out of my way.
And time has been spread so thin
and its just hours till the day begins.
And the things that are keeping you here are not keeping me here
and the things that are keeping you here will keep me away.
And you'll be sorry
isn't that what they'll say.
Don't follow your heart cause it just seems to get in your way.
And don't ever leave here
and mope at your leisure
and straighten out your crease here
and truth is in a tall beer.
Are you drowning your fears
in a glass of deception?
When everything is easy than everything will be ok.
When everything is easy than you won't be sad that you stayed.
And time has been spread so thin
and its just hours till the day begins.
And the things that are keeping you here are not keeping me here
and the things that are keeping you here will keep me away.
And you'll be sorry
isn't that what they'll say.
Don't follow your heart cause it just seems to get in your way.
"Eric!" the man said from the door.
He stopped playing and looked up. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be loud"
"Its not that. Its that he's here"
"Who's here?" Eric questioned putting the guitar down. "Eric, your father is here. As it was requested by your mother in her final will." He said.
"Wait a second you expect me to go and live with a man, I've never met, who happens to be my father? No Hell no. I'm not going." Eric said.
"Eric, you can't fight this. There is no getting out of it, so suck it up like the man your mother raised you to be and do as your told"
"This sucks, you know that right. I can't believe this shit." Eric said throwing a shirt on the floor.
"Yeah well Life can suck. But its up to you to make it better" Vince said walking in.
"Okay" Eric said not really paying him much attention.
"Yeah well, I guess this would be a good time to introduce myself. Umm I guess a simple way to put it is, I'm your father" Vince said.
"You're my father?" Eric asked shocked.
"Yeah, and I know I have a lot to explain and we'll talk about that." Vince said.
"Great, The man who invented fake wrestling is my father. Life just gets better and better" Eric said sarcastically.
"Yeah, that's how it worked out. Now if you don't mind. I'll help you with your things and we'll be going." Vince said.
"Yeah okay." Eric sighed.
The drive to the airport was still neither of them knew what to say.
"You play hockey Yes?" Vince asked remembering the picture.
"I do, and If this is some lame way to start a conversation, you should really try harder" Eric said.
"You know you can cut me a break okay. This is kind of new to me. So can you at least make the attempt to communicate here with me." Vince asked.
"I'm going to say no" Eric said not paying Vince any attention.
Vince sat quietly as they pulled into the airport. "This is our flight" Vince said stepping out.
"You have your own plane?" Eric asked stepping out and looking at the jet.
"Yeah, cool huh?" Vince smiled.
"No, not really dude" Eric said walking by him.
Vince threw his hands up, in a gesture of him giving up. And climbed upon the jet. Soon as they were off, Vince picked up the phone and called Linda at the house.
"No, we should be there in an hour or so. No, he hates me. Okay, I'll see you then. Love you too" Vince smiled as he hung up.
"So why are we flying again if you live in Connecticut?" Eric asked.
"Saves time. So let me know why do are you giving me such a hard time? Why do you hate me?" Vince asked.
"Cause you're a jackass." Eric said right out.
"Talk to me here, let me know why I'm a jackass. I can't read minds here son." Vince said
"You're a jackass cause I said you are. For example what kind of man, runs around on his wife and has a son with another women and then fails to recognize him" Eric snapped.
"I knew that would come out. Listen, everyone does stupid things. I'm not saying your mother was stupid, but what I did was all right. And second of all I can't recognize what I don't know about. I would have done what was right, had your mother told me and not run off to New York to hide it. This was news to me junior, so don't jump on my back about something I can't control." Vince said with a little too much aggression.
"Whatever just don't expect to me to start suddenly calling you daddy, cause in my eyes I have no father." Eric said looking out the window.
" I don't expect anything, but one thing I do demand is that you start treating me with a little more respect and when we reach the house, you will treat my wife with the same respect."
"I have no problems with her chief, its just you" He said.