I was trying to know your value I learned it wasn't in your worth All the times you led me on – never was a father, too much of a bother All the times that you were gone – gesture without motion, met with no emotion All the times you led me on – alway's were a martyr, armor in a bottle All the times that you were gone – absent of devotion, dedication broken It wasn't your word That you brought me It wasn't your death What you taught me It wasn't your faith 'Cause you lost me It wasn't your life That's worth nothing That's worth nothing I was trying to understand I learned your not a man If you see my sons, give them a dollar Turn them away, let them fall farther And oh my father, who aren't in heaven I shall forsake your name