Son Be Strong Lyrics

When I was a young boy

My father sat me down on his knee

He said there’s two kinds of people

And there ain’t no in between

Either you’re stepped on

A tool for someone else

Or you get your boots on

And climb that hill yourself

And he said

Son be strong

Don’t let em see when you’re wrong

Son be strong

It don’t matter if you ain’t right

Now time’s getting tougher

Less and less space on that hill

And I had to keep lying

So I could pay the bills

What a success now

In my big new fancy car

I can see all my boot-prints

On the men who never made it this far.

Should I say

Son be strong

Don’t let em see

When you’re wrong

Son be strong

You’ll be alright

Maybe there’s more choices to find

Maybe I should’ve let myself cry

Broken lives and faces

In my childhood places

I was the sucker the whole time

So I’ll say

Son be strong

Strong enough to be wrong

Son be strong

You’ll be alright

Son be strong

Strong enough to be wrong

Son be strong

You’ll be alright