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