Like Father, Like Son Lyrics - Exodus

Spare the rod, spoil the child 

Daddy's boy's been too wild 

His discipline's taught with a strap 

No sweet song on father's lap 

He always said that men don't cry 

But burns and bruises seldom lie 

Dad learned his lesson well 

Spitting image of a man in hell 

Brought up in a home where love's replaced by pain 

And when he's on his own he's sure to do the same 

Expressing his feelings not with love but with his fists 

The pattern of hurting began generations before 

Like father, like son 

Another life has begun 

The punishing ways that you choose 

You were always born to lose 

Like father, like son 

A war you've never won 

Please Daddy, no more... 

Please Daddy, no more! 

The circle continues of violence passed down 

All there is hope for is a tear from a clown 

Hoping someday that this torture will end 

To prison or death I hope you will be sent