My Father's Son

A man unwavering

Silence deafening sometimes

Your demons do not hide

They've walked right by your side

Your whole life

I thought I always knew I am not like you

If I'll have a child I will raise him right

I'll do things differently, I will never be

A stranger to my son, a father to no one

The seasons come and go

The raindrops turn to snow

Snow will melt away

What's green will turn to grey

The day will turn to night

The shadow into light

Aeons disappear

But I am still right here

The last one of my kind

Relentless in my pride

Unable to hold on

Unable to move on

I guess I am afraid

I'm bound into his fate

When all is said and done

Am I my father's son?

A man unwavering

Silence deafening sometimes

My demons do not hide

They've walked right by my side

My whole life

I thought I always knew I am not like you

If I'd have a child I would raise him right

I'd do things differently, I would never be

A stranger to my son, a father to no one

The seasons come and go

The raindrops turn to snow

Snow will melt away

What's green will turn to grey

The day will turn to night

The shadow into light

Aeons disappear

But I am still right here

The last one of my kind

Relentless in my pride

Unable to hold on

Unable to move on

I guess I am afraid

I'm bound into his fate

When all is said and done

I am my father's son

Like you I'll walk alone

Like you I'll dream alone

Like you I'll be alone

All you were I'll be too

Is this the role I was given?

Is this the part I must play?

Is this the life I have chosen?

Or did you choose it for me? For you

You were there when I came to be

Now I am here watching you go

Is yours the road I must follow?

Am I a man of my own?

Softly, so gently you're breathing

But slowly, so slowly you're leaving

Forgive me as I do forgive you

Forgive me as I will forgive you

There's nothing more to say

But words beneath my name

Now all is said and done

He was his father's son