picked up the phone and said Boy, I'm your old man
He touched the glass between the two,
not even so much as a blink
The man said oh come on, boy,
better late than never, don't ya think
He said I read it in the paper,
And I can't believe some son of mine could
do the things I hear you've done
He went on like some big hero,
who flew in to save the day
And the boy said if your here,
to steer me right, man, its too late
and I'm talkin' from from day one
That's the only time a dad should talk
through glass to his new son
and teach me how when I was nine
Cause my mama couldn't throw a ball
I should have been learning how to fish,
instead of learning how to smoke
I bet if you'd of whooped my tail,
I'd never thought it was a joke
He said sometimes the will for doing wrong is way
too strong for any mama's prayers
I'm sorry that you hate me like you do
The boy said dry it up man,
we ain't making this about you
Its about a teenage girl against the world
cause she was left there high and dry
Its about a kid who might have stood
a whole lot better shot at life
and I'm talkin' from from day one
That's the only time a dad should talk
through glass to his new son
You'd have to go back and teach
Cause my mama couldn't throw a ball
I should have been learning how to fish,
instead of learning how to smoke
I bet if you'd of whooped my tail
I'd never thought it was a joke
He said sometimes the will for doing wrong is way
too strong for any mama's prayer
