I saw my father drunk and helpless And he was lying on the floor He was naked drunk and helpless And he was lying on the floor With a most peculiar woman Whom I'd never seen before She was a most peculiar woman That I'd never seen before Forgiveness, forgiveness Has never meant a thing to me Seems like a bitter apple At the root of a bitter tree... Forgiveness, forgiveness Has never meant a damn to me Seems like a bitter apple At the root of a bitter tree... The room was strewn with tarot cards Empty bottles lined the wall The room was strewn with tarot cards Empty bottles lined the wall He braced himself against the wall Fell lightly to the floor He braced himself against the wall Fell lightly to the floor I'd never felt so close to him Any time before Forgiveness, forgiveness Has never meant a damn to me Seems like a bitter apple At the root of a bitter tree...