From the recording I'd Like To Leave
Lyrics
My father was known to mess around
My father, the kind of man to let you down
He says I’m going to be
A better man than he
But my father was once like me
All of the sins get lost in the past.
Bury the pain and pray it won’t last
Try as you may and hard as you fight
Sometimes old sins get brought to the light
My mother, the sweetest little rose
My mother said to follow where your heart goes
She says I’m gonna lead a better life than she
But my mother was once like me
My son, the sweetest little one
He’s got a smile and soul and light, gonna shine down on everyone
And I swear he’s going to be
A better man than me
Oh my son I want you to be free
Let all of my sins get lost in the past
Bury the pain with me when I pass
Try as you may and hard as you fight
I’ll take the dark and you take the light