I come from a long line of boozers and users Bruisers and losers, yeah The deck was stacked against me Daddy died when I was fifteen The only thing he left me Was a belt with our name branded on the back And this half-drunk bottle of whiskey So I cried myself to sleep at night Praying Lord get me out of this double wide A backwoods boy raised with guns and knives But it's this guitar that saved my life Drowned my sorrow in a melody At a time when God forgot about me When no one was there to sing along With a son of a, son of a, son of a song Momma always fought for me As she built the man she knew I'd be Prayed I'd always spread my wings and fly Now I'm up here on this stage I know I still got a long damn way To go but I can feel the winds of change With every single song I sing Now I tuck my kids in bed most nights Got a house now, hell with a double wide Still a backwoods boy with guns and knives And I play this guitar for my sweet wife Still get lost in a melody And all is good between God and me Thankin' everybody who sings along With a son of a, son of a, son of a song Oh I'm a son, I'm a son, I'm a son of a song (Oh yeah) I'm a son, I'm a son, I'm a son of a song I'm a son, I'm a son, I'm a son of a song I'm a son, I'm a son, I'm a son of a song I come from a long line Of boozers and users Bruisers and losers, yeah