Free Man

And the fights they had

He'd cover up his ears

Thought big boys don't cry

Fought back all the tears

Mama'd use her make up

To hide the bruises on his face

In the morning they'd pretend

That there'd never ever been a trace

His old man woke him up

To help him find the car

Take the bus uptown

Outside some rundown bar

And swore that he was quittin'

And then he'd start to cry

And though the boy knew the truth

Sometimes he'd still believe that lie

When the sins of the father

Are the sins of the son

All you do is crawl

When you wanna run

And God gave boys their mamas

'Cause they always see their promise

And they help them understand

How to walk like a man, walk like a man

They moved a lot of places

They never settled down

It got pretty old

Being the new kid in town

He always told his friends

My daddy's sick today

Said he'd be rich if he had a nickel

Every time he heard his mama say

The sins of the father

Are the sins of the son

Crawl before you walk, boy

Walk before you run

Come on, stand up straight

I'm proud of you, take my hand

I know you can walk like a man

Walk like a man

Your daddy's Demons are callin' your name

Don't you listen to 'em 'cause they've got no claim

Temptations may come that ain't no sin

You get stronger every time that you don't give in

The sins of the father

Are the sins of the son

You can't undo what has been done

You'll have to retrace his footsteps

Through the sand

And pray you find the love of a girl

And take her by the hand

And walk on, walk like a man

Songwriters

DOUGLAS, TOM

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