A free listening opportunity is here. It’s on the “Fathers & Sons” album.

Sons

The song that represents the album title. It felt like time to say something about me/son/grandson. Recently, I was updating our Family tree and I noticed that for five generations in a row: my grandfather, my father, myself, my son and my grandson are all first borns. Good work, guys!

C                                        C
A child is born to a dazed young man
Am                       G
Father and Son become a bonded pair
F                      Dm
Both teach,       both learn, and
G                                             C  Fsus2  G7  C
Both grow - their lessons are shared 

The little boy soon is the young man     
In the blink of an eye, the years pass
When a son is born to his own young man
The new Grampa whispers, “My how nothing lasts.”

C7
F                  G
Fathers and Sons
C                      Am
A thread of life is woven by time. 
F7                    Gbdim7 (GH)    G         G
Precarious, precocious and precious are these ones
C                      Fsus2               G
I am theirs; they are mine.
      C
We are all sons. 

“Reach for the stars I could not touch,” I say 
“Show me what can be done,”
“I hope I can be a man someday.
Who makes you smile and proud,” says the little one.

We are three men - somehow the same
Live separate stories. Few moments are shared 
Tied at the heart by a common name
Praying each is as happy as our dreams for them dared

Bridge.