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No Son Of Mine

No Son Of Mine lyrics by Genesis. Well the key to my survival Was never in much doubt The question was how I could keep sane Trying to find a way out Things...

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No Son Of Mine

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Well the key to my survival

Was never in much doubt

The question was how I could keep sane

Trying to find a way out

Things were never easy for me

Peace of mind was hard to fin

And I needed a place where I could hide

Somewhere I could call mine

I didn't think much about it

Til it started happening all the time

Soon I was living with the fear everyday

Of what might happen that night

I couldn't stand to hear the

Crying of my mother

And I remember when

I swore that, that would be the

Last they'd see of me

And I never went home again

They say that time is a healer

And now my wounds are not the same

I rang the bell with my heart in my mouth

I had to hear what he'd say

He sat me down to talk to me

He looked me straight in the eyes

He said

You're no son, you're no son of mine

You're no son, you're no son of mine

You walked out, you left us behind

And you're no son, no son of mine

Oh, his words how they hurt me, I'll never forget it

And as the time, it went by, I lived to regret it

You're no son, you're no son of mine

But where should I go

And what should I do

You're no son, you're no son of mine

But I came here for help, oh I came here for you

Well the years they passed so slowly

I thought about him everyday

What would I do, if we passed on the street

Would I keep running away

In and out of hiding places

Soon I'd have to face the facts

We'd have to sit down and talk it over

And that would mean going back

They say that time is a healer

And now my wounds are not the same

I rang that bell with my heart in my mouth

I had to hear what he'd say

He sat me down to talk to me

He looked me straight in the eyes

He said

You're no son, you're no son of mine

You're no son, you're no son of mine

When you walked out, you left us behind

And you're no son, you're no son of mine

Oh, his words how they hurt me, I'll never forget it

And as the time, it went by, I lived to regret it

You're no son, you're no son of mine

But where should I go and what should I do

You're no son, you're no son of mine

But I came here for help, oh I was looking for you

You're no son, you're no son of mine - oh

You're no son - ha yeah, ha yeah, ha yeah, ha yeah

You're no son, you're no son of mine - oh, oh

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