He sat down, picked up the phone Said Boy, I'm your old man. Touched the glass between the two, As if to shake his hand. The boy, he didn't budge Not even so much as a blink. The man said Oh come on, Better late than never, don't you think? He said I read it in the paper, Can't believe your twenty-one. Can't believe some son of mine Could do the things I hear you've done. Went on like some big hero Who flew in to save the day. The boy said If you're here To steer me right, man, it's too late.
You had to be there And I'm talkin from day one. That's the only time a man Should talk through glass to his new son And you'd have to go back And teach me how when I was nine Cause my momma couldn't throw a ball Even if she had the time. I shoulda been learnin' how to fish Instead of learnin' how to smoke. I bet if you'd whooped my tail I'd never thought it was a joke. He said sometimes the will for doin' wrong Is way too strong for any momma's prayers. You had to be there.
The man said Boy I'm sorry That you hate me like you do. The boy said Dry it up man. We ain't makin' this 'bout you. It's 'bout a teenage girl against the world Who was left there high and dry. 'Bout a kid who might've stood A whole lot better shot at life.
But you had to be there And I'm talkin from day one. That's the only time a man Should talk through glass to his new son And you'd have to go back And teach me how when I was nine Cause my momma couldn't throw a ball Even if she had the time. I shoulda been learnin' how to fish Instead of learnin' how to smoke. I bet if you'd whooped my tail I'd never thought it was a joke. He said sometimes the will for doin' wrong Is way too strong for any momma's prayers. You had to be there.
The boy stood up, hung up the phone Said They say I'm out of time. It hit the man, right then and there My God, son, so am I.
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