Ode To My Family - The Cranberries

Ode To My Family Lyrics

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
Understand the things I say
Don't turn away from me
'Cause I've spent half my life out there
You wouldn't disagree

[Pre-Chorus]
Do you see me, do you see?
Do you like me, do you like me standing there?
Do you notice, do you know?
Do you see me, do you see me, does anyone care?

[Chorus]
Unhappiness was when I was young
And we didn't give a damn
'Cause we were raised to see life as fun
And take it if we can

[Post-Chorus]
My mother, my mother, she'd hold me
She'd hold me when I was out there
My father, my father, he liked me
Oh, he liked me, does anyone care?

[Verse 2]
Understand what I've become
It wasn't my design
And people everywhere think something
Better than I am

[Pre-Chorus]
But I miss you, I miss
'Cause I liked it, 'cause I liked it
When I was out there
Do you know this, do you know you did not find me
You did not find, does anyone care?

[Chorus]
Unhappiness was when I was young
And we didn't give a damn
'Cause we were raised to see life as fun
And take it if we can

[Post-Chorus]
My mother, my mother, she'd hold me
She'd hold me when I was out there
My father, my father, he liked me
Oh, he liked me, does anyone care?

[Refrain]
Does anyone care? Does anyone care?
Does anyone care? Does anyone care?
Does anyone care? Does anyone care?
Does anyone care?

[Outro]
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