You made me a father But I am still a son The duties therein both roles Can't outweigh the one And so we journey forward Head down with both cleats in We Promise to each other to never sin again In my older years I chose only love All those lessons learned From years of acting dumb In these recent times My decisions have held true And I pray you've forgiven My younger years of cool I thought I was something But I was just a kid A pupil of the universe Following the id The group will get you nowhere Masses will mislead You've gotta find your own way if you wanna own the key In my older years I chose only love All those lessons learned From years of screwing up In these recent times My decisions have improved And I pray you've forgiven My younger years of cool In my older years I chose only love All those lessons learned From years of screwing up In these recent times My decisions have improved And I pray you've forgiven My younger years of cool