"Father's Søn" lyrics

He was named by my grandma, she got it from the bible
And he passed it onto me, like granddaddy's rifle
Raised me up like sweet corn, created a disciple
Yeah, I fought it like hell, hell he became a rival

Yeah, I tried to be different
Tried to go against the grain
Didn't make no difference
I just ended up the same

I've never known better, yeah
'Cause every bone's tethered
You wanna change my name, gotta drain my blood
God damn, I am my father's son, yeah

Yeah, I left town just to get out of his shadow
And he'd send me a twenty just to get back on that saddle
I put up a good fight, but I didn't win the battle
I guess the tree don't grow very far from the apple, no

I've never known better, yeah
'Cause every bone's tethered
You wanna change my name, gotta drain my blood
God damn, I am my father's son
I am my father's son

I wear his blue jean jacket and his name like a badge of honor
I used to hate being called Junior
Now I don't mind any longer

I've never known better, yeah
'Cause every bone's tethered
You wanna change my name, gotta drain my blood
'Cause everything I am is everything he was
God damn, I am my father's son
I am my father's son
I am my father's son