The dining room fell silent
I can't believe
what I just said
I just told my dad
He's full of it
And I watched
his face turn red
Well then I should've said
I'm sorry
But I matched him
shout for shout
And I can still
hear that screen door slammin'
The night I called him out
And he said son it's gonna
hurt me more than it hurts you
But somehow I couldn't help
but have my doubts
'Cause I'd seen my
older brothers
crawl back in the house
Each time they called
the old man out
Fist to fist and eye to eye
Standin' toe to toe
He would've let me walk away
But I just would not
let it go
Years of my frustration
Had lead me to this night
Now he'll pay for all
the times that he's been righ
And he said son it's gonna
hurt me more than it hurts you
But somehow I couldn't help
but have my doubts
'Cause I'd seen my
older brothers
crawl back in the house
Each time they called
the old man out
It was over in a minute
And that's when I realized
The blood came
from my mouth and nose
But the tears came
from his eyes
And in memory
of that fateful night
I know the greatest
pain was his
And I just pray someday
I'm half the man he is
And he said son it's gonna
hurt me more than it hurts you
But somehow I couldn't help
but have my doubts
'Cause I'd seen my
older brothers
crawl back in the house
Each time they called
the old man out
Just like my older brothers
I crawled back in the house
The night I called
the old man out