He'd been planning for some time with leavin' on his mind
Places he would go and things he'd do
He said "Father, if I could have the portion of my goods"
The father didn't ask him why because he knew
Though his father had big plans
He wants to be his own man
There's things he has to prove and wants to know
But he'll remember through the years
These few words that he hears
As he leaves his father's arms and turns to go
Son that's not you that's just not how I see you
You're my flesh and bone no matter what you may pursue
One thing is true there's no one else that knows you like I do
And if you could see things from my point of view
Son that's not you
He started out just fine everything was so sublime
But the far country soon takes all he owns
He never dreamed he'd get so low
He comes to himself and knows
His father feeds his servants well and he heads for home
After all the things he's done
And unworthy to be called his son
A servant he would gladly there remain
His father ran to meet him first
And he said all that he'd rehearsed
But in his father's arms he heard these words again
Son that's not you that's just not how I see you
You're my flesh and bone no matter what you may pursue
One thing is true there's no one else that knows you like I do
And if you could see things from my point of view
Son that's not you
No that's not you that's just not how I see you
You're my flesh and bone no matter what you may pursue
One thing is true there's no one else that knows you like I do
And if you could see things from my point of view
Son that's not you
No that's not you
That's not you