Brother Clyde - Son of a Gun lyrics

His daddy walked into a liquor store on Friday night With a heart beatin' fast, tremblin' hands and desperate eyes He had a little boy, still he made that choice The boy grew up in the shadow cast by his old man His future stained from the blood on his daddy's hands Though he shared his name, he was not the same He said, "No" (No) "You can't make me go down that road" "Heaven knows" (Knows) "I won't let you bury my soul" "I'm gonna fight till I die, there's nowhere to run" "From what the world expects you to become" "When you're the son of a gun" "Son of a gun" It's hard to live in a dirty town and keep your hands clean Those boys down the street took him for a ride when he was 15 He was in the dark in a stolen car Well, it was too late turn around when the sirens wailed They hit the gas, screamin' fast, headed straight for hell When the blue lights flashed, so did the years pa** He said, "No" (No) "You can't make me go down that road" "Heaven knows" (Knows) "I won't let you bury my soul" "I'm gonna fight till I die, there's nowhere to run" "From what the world expects you to become" "When you're the son of a gun" He saw the driver reach down From under the seat, a pistol came out The policeman spoke about the boy at his graveside How he took the hit of a 38 and saved his life And he swore he heard these last words "No" (No) "You can't make me go down that road" "Heaven knows" (Knows) "I won't let you bury my soul" "I'm gonna fight till I die, there's nowhere to run" "From what the world expects you to become" "From what the world expects you to become" "When you're the son of a gun" "Son of a gun" Oh, son of a gun, son of a gun Oh, son of a gun, yeah, son of a gun Son of a gun, son of a gun