Son To Son

When I was but a youngster In the folly of my day I splashed around a swimming pool Before I knew my way The water quickly sucked me in And I began to drown I knew my life was over then As I was going down I must have made a mighty splash As I was sinking fast Although the wave that covered me Was claiming me at last I didn’t have a chance to say Please help me if you can I simply said goodbye to life Before I was a man Then suddenly to my surprise My father pulled me out He sat me on the water’s edge As I began to pout He didn’t pay attention To the tears I must’ve shed He didn’t seem to mind at all That I was nearly dead I know that he was teaching me To think about my play A father knows the dangers That are leading us astray Today I am a daddy And my boy and I are one We learn of life together As we grow from son to son.