He was named by my grandma, she got it from the Bible
And he passed it on to me like granddaddy's iPhone

Raised me up like sweet corn credit at a sample

I fought it like hell, hell, he became a rival

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
Cause every bone's tethered
You wanna change my name, gotta drain my blood
Damn, I am my father's son

Yeah, I left town just to get out
Of his shadow

He'd send me a twenty just to get back on the saddle

I put up a good fight, but I didn't win the battle

I guess a tree don't grow very far from the apple

I've never known better
Yeah, cause every bone's tethered
You wanna change my name, gotta drain my blood
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 June
But 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's everything he was
Damn, I am my father's son

I am my father's son

I am my father's son



transcript Emily Beynon