Sins of the Father

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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 I met him
Ain't nothing 'bout the man I really know
Except that he was a guitar picker, and he never really thought that I was

But oh, woah-oh, the sins of the father are never gonna hang around me no more
Oh, woah-oh, the sins of the father
It's time for me to lay 'em down and let them go-woah-woah

Well now first it was beer and then it was whiskey
And then it was coke and then speed
He told me "I showed you, there's just one time, and Lord it took a hold of me"

Well that started me on a journey that I'm on
Ain't knowing where I 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 sing oh, woah-oh, the sins of the father are never gonna hang around me no more
Oh, woah-oh, the sins of the father
It's time for me to lay 'em down and let them go-woah-woah

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, watching him give it all to raise that baby, hell, it made me want to be a better man

And I sing oh, woah-oh, the sins of the father are never gonna hang around me no more
Oh, woah-oh, the sins of the father
It's time for me to lay 'em down and let them go
I said-a oh, woah-oh, the sins of the father are never gonna hang around me no more
Oh, woah-oh, the sins of the father
It's time for me to lay 'em down and let them go-woah-woah