Sarah Jane Nelson - Sins of the Father Lyrics

You've been cheating on mama since I was a kid
Swore that you loved her but you never did
Those bedtime stories made us all feel fine
But the sins of the father draw a long hard line

So I took on the world with my walls built high
But the hurt came along and got locked inside
Then the sky fell in and I'm living proof
That the sins of the father were a shakey roof

Should have been shelter, should have been safe
Should have been a lifelong love instead of up and went away
Should have seen the thing that's been here all the time
That the sins of the father look a lot like mine

Got a brand new life, kids of my own
Fought like hell, built a house and home
But you made a girl who loves just like you
And the sins of the father got passed on too

Should have been shelter, should have been safe
Should have been a lifelong love instead of up and went away
Should have seen the thing that's been here all the time
That the sins of the father look a lot like mine

You've been cheating on mama since I was a kid
Swore that you loved her but you never did