Waylon Jennings - Between Fathers and Sons lyrics

My father had so much to tell me, things he said, I had to know Don't make my mistakes, there are rules you can't break But I had to find out on my own Now when I look at my own son I know what my father went through There's only so much you can do You're proud when they walk, scared when they run That's how it always has been Between fathers and sons It's a bridge you can't cross, it's a cross you can't bear It's the words you can't say, the things you can't change No matter how much you care So you do all you can but then you gotta let go You're just part of the flow of the river that runs Between fathers and sons Your mother will try to protect you, hold you as long as she can But the higher you climb, the more you can see That's something that I understand One day you'll look at your own son There'll be so much that you want to say But he'll have to find his own way On the road, he must take the course, he must run That's how it always has been Between fathers and sons It's a bridge you can't cross, it's a cross you can't bear It's the words you can't say, the things you can't change No matter how much you care So you do all you can but then you gotta let go You're just part of the flow of the river that runs Between fathers and sons