Pat Fortney - A Father's Son Lyrics

Danny had his daddy's blood from the start
From very early on you couldn't tell them apart
He was his father's son so for all it was worth
He'd follow in his footsteps from the day of his birth

He was his father's son

Danny's mother had constant fear in her eyes
While Danny lie awake he could her cries
The thumps of a fist, the cracks of a belt
She surely deserved what his daddy dealt

He was his father's son

On the night that Danny's dad went too far
He stood at the bedside while she left for the stars
She gulped her last breath, would never return
Daddy smiled and said she just wouldn't learn

Go be your father's son

On the day that Danny's dad died alone
His wife wore shades to hide her own
Danny cried at the grave while his wife stood in fear
She knew what would come as this night drew near

He'd be his father's son

Danny a boy of his very own
He tried to raise the boy to be his clone
Be what his daddy was and what Danny become
But Billy wouldn't take to what his father was

He's not his father's son

On a drunken night Danny went at his wife
It was clear to Billy that he wanted her life
Billy intervened to Danny's surprise
I thought I raised a man, now step aside

And be your father's son

Billy and his mother got their stories straight
When the cops arrived it was much too late
The trail transcripts recorded that day
He's not his father's son is all they would say

He's not his father's son