I've Always Never Believed In You (feat. Donna Lynne Champlin)

You stand before me, a man fully grown Ready to take on the world, heading out on your own You're now so thoughtful, strong, and wise I'm proud, but I'm also surprised 'Cause I always never believed in you I never gave up giving up on you Deep inside, I always knew That you'd eventually never come through Not for a second did I think You wouldn't end up dead or in the clink For possession or assault, it's true 'Cause I've always never believed in you The moment you were born, they placed you in my arms And I looked into your eyes and thought, "Well, that's a murderer." I thought at best, you might barely manage And it would be my job to try to mitigate the damage 'Cause I always never believed in you I never once doubted doubting you With every opportunity that you blew All my worst fears just kept coming true You were never a teacher's pet But you did once kill a teacher's pet With every horrifying thing that you'd say or do I continued to never believe in you Some people are destined to fly high Others just get really, really high Some people reach for the stars Some just reach for the panel in The ceiling where they keep their drugs I held out no hope for so long But now I admit I got you all wrong 'Cause now I actually believe in you No longer have a total lack of faith in you Apparently, there are things you can do You're full of potential, and no one knew Allow me to tip my hat to you, sir 'Cause you're no longer a total loser It feels strange to say it, but it's true I weirdly, shockingly, completely believe in you I believe, I believe, I believe in you Yes I do Yes I do Yes I do