© 2003 John Scott Verse: I came sneaking in at 2 AM Trying not to wake him up But there he was waiting up again Half asleep with his half-drunk coffee cup He asked if I'd been drinking again, I lied He said "hand me those keys, for the next month you can't drive" Chorus: He said, " Son, there's a lot that you don’t know I guess it's time to tell you now" Then what happened took me by surprise 'Cause I'd never seen him cry like he did that night The night his soul poured out like water The sins of my father Verse: He said, "You were still a baby And your Old Man loved his beer. Your Mamma loved your Daddy He'd stay out late, she'd wait up in fear I guess that Friday night she had enough She went to get him, and she dropped you here with us Chorus: When they cut back the twisted steel They found your daddy behind the wheel With your mamma right there by his side Man, I'd never seen him cry like he did that night The night his soul poured out like water The sins of my father Bridge: To that point in my life that was the biggest shock I'd had I stood and stared at my uncle, who I'd only known as dad And I wondered why he had to hit me with his hell And would it really ever have mattered if he'd kept it to himself Verse: I got a call from my best friend Ray That next Friday night He said, "Come on out there's a party I'll pick you up, we'll be there by nine" I said, "I need to stay in and work some things out I'll catch you Monday, let you know what it's all about" Chorus: Row fifteen, plot twenty-eight That’s the one right next to Ray's And I might have been laid there by his side Had my Uncle never shared what he did that night The night his soul poured out like water The sins of my father
