Father’s Son
by 3 Doors Down

song title: Father’s Son
artist: 3 Doors Down
album: Seventeen Days
genre: alternative rock
running time: 4:12
release date: 2005
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label: Universal

song credits

composer/lyricist: Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Todd Harrell, and Chris Henderson
producer: Johhny K
engineer: Johnny K
additional engineering/digital editing: Kirk Kelsey and Tadpole
assistant engineers: Leslie Richter and Todd Schall
mixer: Andy Wallace
lead vocals: Brad Arnold
guitar: Matt Roberts
guitar: Chris Henderson
bass: Todd Harrell
drums: Richard Liles
backing vocals: Bekka Bramlett, Crystal Taliefero, Janet Kenyon, Amy Owsley, and Kelley Norris
banjo: Nick Hoffman
violin: Nick Hoffman

lyrics

In the glare of a neon sign she laid her body down the damned walked in beside her and he laid his money down he said don’t try to scream now but I want this one to hurt and tonight my pretty one I’m gonna get my money’s worth she said they never listen she said they just don’t understand that I don’t do this for pleasure I just do it cuz I can I swear I didn’t want to and I swear I didn’t know that things like this could happen to a 17 year old I’ve bundled up all of these fears inside and I’ve bottled up all of this pain and no one and nnothing can take this away but I won’t let it happenn again never again in the haze of a smokey room he chokes that bottle down been a month since he’s seen hert face underneath that bloodstained gown he thinks about that little girl and the one he has at home and wonders what if that was my little girl walkin down thatroad alone I’ve bundled up all of these fears inside and I’ve bottled up all of this pain and no one and nothing can take this away but I won’t let it happenn again never again never again, no maybe I’m just crrazy or the devil got inside either way my soul is gone and I’ll end this all tonight one hand throws the whiskey and the other throws the gun as he cries out to the heavens I am not my father’s son and I’ve bundled up all of these fears inside and I’ve bottled up all of this pain and no one and nothing can take this away but I won’t let it happen again never again never again, no.