The
strongest man I ever knew
I never was a match for you
Always wanted your attention
Never knew just how to get it
So I rebelled
Tried to be your opposite
I did it well, strange but true
How our lives are like a circle now
I'm very much like you
You were my unsolved mystery
Always barely out of reach
At baseball games when parents came
You were always missing, that's okay
Had your meetings and
promotions anyway
Somehow I knew
The more I tried to be so different
The more I was like you
Memories die hard
Love dies harder still
I forgive you. I have no choice.
When all is said and done,
I am a father's son.
The first time that I saw you cry
was the morning that your daddy died.
I stood there in amazement
as you packed up your suitcase.
I heard you say
Son I need you here
to get me through the day
Through your tears
Saw the boy inside the man
it was suddenly so clear
Memories die hard
Love dies harder still
I forgive you, I have no choice
Cause when all is said and done
I am my father's son
What is love without forgiveness?
When all is said an d done,
you did the best you could
I let go of the anger
when I finally understood
Memories die hard,
love dies harder still
I forgive you, I have no choice
Cause when all is said and done,
I am my father's son
Oh, I'll always be my father's son
I'll always love you,
cause I have no choice
When all is said and done
I am my father's son
The strongest man I ever knew you