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Son of My Father

My daddy was a gambler
He lost everything we had
He used to love to play the horses
The only luck he had was bad
Spent a couple months in prison
We lied about where he'd been
I am the son of my father
Swore I'd never be like him

My brother is a junkie
Played the drums in my first band
We used to practice in the basement
Making jokes 'bout our old man
Now he lives in public housing
His life revolves around the man
Another son of my father
Swore I'd never be like him

But I take my chances
I live my life without a net
And I'm just as addicted
To things I want but cannot get
And who am I to tell you
Where they leave off and I begin
I am the son of my father
I have his blood beneath my skin

Now my daddy was a gambler
So I have seen through that romance
And my brother, he's a junkie
So I will never dance that dance
But who am I to tell you
Where they leave off and I begin
I am the son of my father
Swore I'd never be like him
I am the son of my father
I have his blood beneath my skin


© words & music by Jim Patton (Independent Alligator Publishing Co) (ASCAP)

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from Plans Gang Aft Agley, released May 1, 2008

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Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus Austin, Texas

Austin folk rock songwriters Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus return with their 7th CD on Houston's Berkalin Records. This time they're leaning toward the rock side of their folk-rock equation with a sound more comparable to Tom Petty or the Byrds.

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