Father

He bought me my first drum kit

And when I couldn't play it right

He said: Go on kid

'Cause you gon' get there in time

Just give it time

Just give it time

I remember when I crashed that dirt bike

Sometimes I still feel that scar

Burning on my left thigh

He said: Get back up and ride like it's do or die

It's gon' be alright

You'll be alright, eh eh

My father he built a house

With nothing but his hands and a promise pouring from his mouth

He'd learn all of the things he couldn't do

And I see now that the best parts in him

Are the best parts in me too

My father he built a house

With nothing but his hands and a promise pouring from his mouth

He'd learn all of the things he couldn't do

And I see now that the best parts in him

Are the best parts in me too

There's so much history in the walls he built

The fury of my youth and all the letters on a windowsill

On all the tracks I ran

Go on even if that meant

Driving hours through the snow

To a show no one ever would pay us for

My father he built a house

With nothing but his hands and a promise pouring from his mouth

He'd learn all of the things he couldn't do

And I see now that the best parts in him

Are the best parts in me too

My father he built a house

With nothing but his hands and a promise pouring from his mouth

He'd learn all of the things he couldn't do

And I see now that the best parts in him

Are the best parts in me too

You find reason in everything you do

And I know I'll be just fine

If I can be just like you

My father he built a house

With nothing but his hands and a promise pouring from his mouth

He'd learn all of the things he couldn't do

And I see now that the best parts in him

Are the best parts in me too