Things the Grandchildren Should Know (Eels)

I go to bed real early / everybody thinks it's strange / I get up early in the morning / No matter how disappointed I was with the day before / It feels new // I don't leave the house much / I don't like being around people / Makes me nervous and weird / I don't like going to shows either // It's better for me to stay home / Some might think it means I hate people / But that's not quite right // I do some stupid things / But my heart's in the right place / And this I know // I got a dog, I take him for a walk / And all the people like to say hello / I'm used to staring down at the sidewalk cracks / I'm learning how to say hello without too much trouble // I'm turning out just like my father / Though I swore I never would / Now I can say that I have love for him / And never really understood // What it must have been like for him / Living inside his head / I feel like he's here with me now /Even though he's dead // It's not all good and it's not all bad / And don't believe everything you read / I'm the only one who knows what it's like / So I thought I'd better tell you / Before I leave // So in the end I'd like to say / That I'm a very thankful man / I try to make the most of my situations / And enjoy what I have // I knew true love and I knew passion / And the difference between the two / And I had some regrets but if I had to do it all again / Well it's something I'd like to do