Father-Son Lyrics

Hey you

I'm talking too

Did a great job

I'm not going to snob

But it could have been more

Working so much to even the score

I was just trying to survive

In the world wanting to thrive

Just being your son

Seemed like I was never done

I moved far away to save us

Despite countless hours to discuss

We were bound by word and not by blood

Was hard to tell if we were beloved

Maybe it was our signs

That would describe the declines

Aries versus Aries

And all the senseless carries

Stubborn begets stubborn

So strict my pride would burn

Was it only your duty

You governed absolutely

Or orders of a mission

With all a high condition

You signed on to carry on

Left behind our father-son

Left behind our father-son

Your virtues defined the man I am

Everyday just another exam

Your failures carried the lesson

Spending hours of lecture and session

Did you truly care, to take care of us

Or were we all too much of a fuss

The family you always wanted

Was difficult for you stay bonded

Did you need us to want you

With all we went through

We wanted to do right

Even with no gratitude in sight

But did we do it the wrong way

Sometimes we didn't have our say

Using religious faith as a shield

Thinking everything would be healed

Using your impatience as a sword

None of us kept any sort of record

You did show up when needed

Even though we weren't mistreated

Was it only your duty

You governed absolutely

Or orders of a mission

With all a high condition

You signed on to carry on

Left behind our father-son

Left behind our father-son

You inherited me, but chose us

Anything more was a plus

Did our arguments solve anything

Or did we avoid just fighting

Your past held yourself back

So unsure to put things on track

For a better future

Even with your sense of humor

All of that could have been

A better family that would begin

I drove myself crazy

I knew I wasn't allowed to be lazy

Just to make you very proud

Not everything I did was profound

And when I finally did

I couldn't tell you, so I hid

Like a drop of water

All of this pain it would author

Washed out into the open sea

Wondering when I would be free

Was it only your duty

You governed absolutely

Or orders of a mission

With all a high condition

You signed on to carry on

Left behind our father-son

Left behind our father-son

Was it all for control

Taking up this entire role

Or was it for discipline

Using your words as a sermon

Did we yearn to be better

Was it for all a personal measure

Then why the long winding road

Your temper seemed ready to explode

Were my tears ever useful

Those many moments were very crucial

Was my anger pointless

Too many days were spent joyless

Everything I ever wrote down

In my journals written with a frown

With all that was said

With everything I read

I had to self regulate

I did not want to escalate

Always feeling like I was never enough

I wasn't sure if you wanted me weak or tough

Was it only your duty

You governed absolutely

Or orders of a mission

With all a high condition

You signed on to carry on

Left behind our father-son

Left behind our father-son

Now I have my son

He is all forever my one

He knows of you to what he sees

Satisfied he can put you at ease

Not knowing how you made me feel

Never going to see the real deal

Through me but not unto him

My teachings will be better to the brim

Your wisdom turning into me

There were many things I would agree

His life so far ahead of mine

His path ahead will shine

I just wished my life had been ahead

It just seems like I was slightly misled

Just so you will always know

We all put on a good show

I never gave up on you

We did our best to stay true

I had to survive in life

But we all succeeded with much strife

Was it only your duty

You governed absolutely

Or orders of a mission

With all a high condition

You signed on to carry on

Left behind our father-son

Left behind our father-son