Saviors
Father to a Son
Song Meaning
"It's heavy. I was only 22 years old when I became a dad and time has passed, and they’ve become the young men that they are now. I wanted a moment like Wake Me Up When September Ends, which is a song about my father, being a son. But the other side of the coin is me being a father to my sons and hoping that I did something good. I’m saying I’m going to ride shotgun as close to my sons as I possibly can, to try to do the best I can. And thankfully, I have a really, really, good relationship with both."
"I dedicated the song to my two sons, who are now 28 and 25 years old. I wrote Wake Me Up When September Ends about my father twenty years ago. I was 10 when he died. Then I became a father myself at an early age and simply didn’t know what I was doing, what was expected of me. I did my best and was always there as these babies became boys, these boys became young men."
"I dedicated the song to my two sons, who are now 28 and 25 years old. I wrote Wake Me Up When September Ends about my father twenty years ago. I was 10 when he died. Then I became a father myself at an early age and simply didn’t know what I was doing, what was expected of me. I did my best and was always there as these babies became boys, these boys became young men."
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Lyrics
You're a lighthouse in a storm
From the day that you were born
A promise, father to a son
Your mother said it best
"We will be put to a test"
A promise, father to a son
Is there anything I can do?
Wisdom where your heart is heading to
A place you want more than I could give
Father to a son
Well, I made a few mistakes
But I'll never break your heart
A promise, father to a son
I never knew a love
Could be scarier than anger
I promise, father to a son
Is there anything I can do?
Wisdom where your heart is heading to
A place you want more than I could give
Father to a son
Is there anything I can do?
A wisdom where your heart is heading to
A place you want more than I could give
Father to a son
Father to a son
Father to a son
Father to a son
From the day that you were born
A promise, father to a son
Your mother said it best
"We will be put to a test"
A promise, father to a son
Is there anything I can do?
Wisdom where your heart is heading to
A place you want more than I could give
Father to a son
Well, I made a few mistakes
But I'll never break your heart
A promise, father to a son
I never knew a love
Could be scarier than anger
I promise, father to a son
Is there anything I can do?
Wisdom where your heart is heading to
A place you want more than I could give
Father to a son
Is there anything I can do?
A wisdom where your heart is heading to
A place you want more than I could give
Father to a son
Father to a son
Father to a son
Father to a son
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Green Day - Father to a Son (Acoustic) [Official Visualizer]
Live History
Live History
- Total Plays
- 2 times / #259 most played
- Most Recent
- April 2, 2024 San Francisco, CA
- Earliest Known
- March 19, 2024 Anaheim, CA
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