[00:05.13]in the fights they had he'd cover up his ears
[00:08.93]thought big boys don't cry, fought back all the tears
[00:13.43]mama'd use her make up, to hide the bruises on his face
[00:20.51]in the morning they'd pretend that there'd never ever been a trace
[00:28.30]his old man woke him up to help him find the car
[00:32.43]take the bus uptown outside some rundown bar
[00:37.23]and swore that he was quittin
[00:39.57]and then he'd start to cry
[00:43.93]and though the boy knew the truth
[00:48.62]sometimes he'd still believe that lie
[00:50.99]
[00:51.24]when the sins of the father are the sins of the son
[00:55.75]all you do is crawl when you wanna run
[00:59.59]and god gave boys their mamas cause
[01:01.71]they always see their promise
[01:03.17]and they help them understand
[01:09.21]how to walk like a man
[01:17.27]walk like a man
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[01:26.64]they moved a lot of places, they never settled down
[01:30.58]it got pretty old being the new kid in town
[01:34.56]he always told his friends, my daddy's sick today
[01:41.50]said he'd be rich if he had a nickel every time he heard his mama say
[01:49.93]the sins of the father are the sins of the son
[01:53.85]crawl before you walk, boy
[01:57.34]walk before you run
[01:57.91]come on, stand up straight, i'm proud of you
[02:01.16]take my hand
[02:03.91]i know you can
[02:07.82]walk like a man
[02:15.32]walk like a man
[02:24.78]your daddy's demons are callin' your name
[02:31.10]don't you listen to them cause they've got no claim
[02:38.29]temptations may come, that ain't no sin
[02:44.94]you get stronger every time that you don't give in
[02:50.32]
[02:51.89]the sins of the father are the sins of the son
[02:55.72]you can't undo what has been done
[02:59.52]you'll have to retrace his footsteps
[03:02.82]through the sand
[03:07.16]and pray you find the love of a girl
[03:11.18]and take her by the hand
[03:14.98]and walk on
[03:19.86]walk like a man
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