Sins of the Father

Mama's been crying in the kitchen

Daddy's done left in the truck

He's headed down to the ABC store

To get a little more fucked up

Well, it's been this way ever since the day I met him

Ain't nothin 'bout the man I really know

Except that he was a guitar picker

And he never really thought that I was

But, oh, the sins of the father

Are never gonna hang around me no more

Oh, the sins of the father

It's time for me to lay 'em down and let them go

Oh, whoa

Well, first it was beer and then it was whiskey

And then it was coke and then speed

He told me "I'll show you this just one time"

And, Lord, it took a hold of me

Well that started me on the journey that I'm on

Ain't knowing where I've been or where I came

All's I know is that since I met him

My life, well, it's never been the same, and I say

Oh, the sins of the father

Are never gonna hang around me no more

Oh, the sins of the father

It's time for me to lay 'em down and let them go

Oh, whoa

Well, now the man's ashes and he's dead and he's gone

And it's because of this life that I've known

I made a choice to myself long ago

That I'd never have a child of my own

But that all changed when I saw my best friend

Turn from a guy into a dad

Lord, and watching him give it all to raise that baby

Hell, it made me want to be a better man

And I say

Oh, the sins of the father

Are never gonna hang around me no more

Oh, the sins of the father

It's time for me to lay 'em down and let them go

I said, oh, the sins of the father

Are never gonna hang around me no more

Oh, the sins of the father

It's time for me to lay 'em down and let them go