No Son Of Mine lyrics

The key to my survival
was never in much doubt
the question was how I could keep sane
trying to find a way out

things were never easy for me
peace of mind was hard to find
and I needed a place where I could hide
somewhere I could call mine

I didn`t think much about it
til it started happening all the time
soon I was living with the fear everyday
of what might happen at night

I couldn`t stand to hear the
crying of my mother
and I rememeber when
I swore that, that would be the
last they`d see of me
and I never went home again

they say time is a healer
and now my wounds are not the same
I rang the bell with my heart in my mouth
I had to hear what he`d say

He sat me down to talk to me
he looked me straight in the eyes

he said:

You`re no son, no son of mine
You`re no son, no son of mine
You walked out, you left us behind
and you`re no son, no son of mine

oh his words how they hurt me, I`ll never forget it
and as the time, it went by, I lived to regret it

You`re no son, no son of mine
but where should I go,
and what should I do
you`re no son, no son of mine
but I came here for help, I came here for you

Well the years they passed slowly
I thought about him everyday
what would I do, if we passed on the street
would I keep running away

in and out of hiding places
soon I`d have to face the facts
we`d have to sit down and talk it over
and that would mean going back

they say time is a healer
and now my wounds are not the same
I rang the bell with my heart in my mouth
I had to hear what he`d say

He sat down to talk to me
he looked me straight in the eyes

he said:

You`re no son of mine
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