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Another shorter track from the famed unfinished ‘Smile’ album, Child is Father of the Man forms part of the ‘life’ movement on the finished version completed by Brian Wilson in 2004, preceding the track ‘Surf’s Up.’ The lyrics are sparse, yet convey this particular section of the album’s theme of ch...
[Lost Lyrics]
[Lyrics from "Brian Wilson presents Smile" (2004)]
[Refrain]
(Child, child, child, the child, the child)
Father of the man (Father of the man, father of the man)
(Child, child, child, the child, the child)
Father of the man (Father of the man, father of the man)
(Child, child, child, the child, the child)
Father of the man (Father of the man, father of the man)
(Child, child, child, the child, the child)
Father of the man (Father of the man)
[Verse]
Easy, my child, it's just enough to believe
(I believe, I believe, I believe)
Out of the wild into what you can't conceive
You'll achieve
[Refrain]
(Child, child, child, the child, the child)
Father of the man (Father of the man, father of the man)
(Child, child, child, the child, the child)
Father of the man (Father of the man, father of the man)
(Child, child, child, the child, the child)
Father of the man (Father of the man, father of the man)
(Child, child, child, the child, the child)
Father of the man (Father of the man)
[Instrumental Outro / Intro for Surf's Up]
Child Is Father of the Man was written by Van Dyke Parks & Brian Wilson.
Child Is Father of the Man was produced by Brian Wilson.
The Beach Boys released Child Is Father of the Man on Fri Oct 28 2011.