He'd stay out late, she'd wait up in fear
I guess that Friday night she had enough
She went to get him, and she dropped you here with us
Chorus:
When they cut back the twisted steel
They found your daddy behind the wheel
With your mamma right there by his side
Man, I'd never seen him cry like he did that night
The night his soul poured out like water
The sins of my father Bridge:
To that point in my life that was the biggest shock I'd had
I stood and stared at my uncle, who I'd only known as dad
And I wondered why he had to hit me with his hell
And would it really ever have mattered if he'd kept it to himself
Verse:
I got a call from my best friend Ray
That next Friday night
He said, Come on out there's a party
I'll pick you up, we'll be there by nine
I said, I need to stay in and work some things out
I'll catch you Monday, let you know what it's all about
Chorus:
Row fifteen, plot twenty-eight
That’s the one right next to Ray's
And I might have been laid there by his side
Had my Uncle never shared what he did that night
The night his soul poured out like water
The sins of my father
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