It can either be appreciative song or fk you dad type of song. It doesn't have to be autobiographical, but no songs from the parents pov about their kids.
....sorry, wasn't about Eddie's parents, but of a child, my mistake.
I’m pretty sure Supermarket Flowers was written about his grandmother, and Visiting Hours was apparently inspired by the death of his friend, Michael Gudinski.Dishonorable mention to Ed Sheeran who has two dead mom songs (Supermarket Flowers and Visiting Hours) despite his being alive.