My Father's Son Lyrics - Joshua Kadison

'The moon ain't made of cheese,' you'd say 

'So find your own truths along the way' 

But Santa Claus in his magic sleigh 

Had to be you in the rain that day 

And the Super Heroes on TV 

Saturdays, we'd pretend to be 

You'd say, "Boys, well, it seems to me 

You're the best heroes this world will ever see 

You're the best heroes this world will ever see" 

And after all's been said and done 

And my battles for independence won 

I'm proud to say that I'm my father's son 

After all's been said and done 

And my battles for independence won 

Hear me, you old, sly son of a gun 

I'm proud to say that I'm my father's son 

A fool thinks he ain't bought and sold 

'Cause every man sells a bit of his soul 

To bring his family home some gold 

Before he knows he's gotten old 

Your boys are not baseball stars 

You never got that fleet of fancy cars 

And Mama left you for the distant stars 

But you never showed your battle scars 

You never did like to show your battle scars 

And after all's been said and done 

And my battles for independence won 

I'm proud to say that I'm my father's son 

After all's been said and done 

And my battles for independence won 

Hear me, you old, sly son of a gun 

I'm proud to say that I'm my father's son 

You made mistakes but you made 'em well 

You got up each time you fell 

You paid your price and you lived some hell 

But didn't it make for tales to tell? 

We learned to laugh, we learned to bend 

We learned the lessons never end 

And I'm the luckiest fool who's been 

To be your son and to get to call you friend 

To get to be your son and to call you my best friend 

And after all's been said and done 

And my battles for independence won 

I'm proud to say that I'm my father's son 

After all's been said and done 

And my battles for independence won 

Hear me, you old, sly son of a gun 

I'm proud to say that I'm my father's son 

I'm proud to say that I'm my father's son 

I'm proud to say that I'm my father's son