Won't you tell me about the rebel was he a
Noble kind of fellow or was he wrong
Is it true what they say about
The day he went away to start a war
Won't you tell me what you seen now was he
Anything like me or was he more
Was he half of what I think or twice
As much as I believe I thought he was
He said sorry you didn't know him
It's just the saddest thing, indeed
Son your father was all that
Any rolling stone could ever be
There are several different things I heard
About the many ways he often was
About how he never would back down from any
Man even the law above the law
They say this much is true that any
Man who ever knew him knew his heart
Wore it right there on his sleeve and just
Before he'd go to leave he put it on
He said sorry you didn't know him
It's just the saddest thing, indeed
Son your father was all that
Any rolling stone could ever be
[He ... could ever be ... he]
There's just one more thing that I'll say before
We go our separate ways back to our worlds
He was forever just afraid he was
Forever just afraid of who he was
Did he ever say my name or tell you
That I have his face and this ain't mine
That I'm a drifter just the same I've walked
Away from anyone I've ever loved
He said sorry you didn't know him
It's just the saddest thing, indeed
Son your father was all that
Any rolling stone could ever be