(Springfield)
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He was raised in the English way
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His daddy taught him respect, he taught him how to pray
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They sent him off to boarding school
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Where he learned how to live by someone else's rule
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And he went to confession
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He went to confession
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Holy father wash my sins away
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He went to confession
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He went to confession
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Mother Mary take the pain away
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He read letters from home at night in his bed
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And got this uneasy feeling when his father said
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Fear of God and the fell of the rod
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Will raise a good boy
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The fear of God and the feel of the rod
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Will raise a good boy
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He bought his daddy's car and he learned to drive
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And when he left school he got a nine-to-five
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He met the girl and he got his spouse
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And they had the child and they got the house
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And he went to confession
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He went to confession
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Holy father wash my sins away
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He went to confession
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He went to confession
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Mother Mary take the pain away
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He loved his son and he helped him build walls and fronts
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He knew he'd heard it before
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Someone had said it once
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Fear of God and the fell of the rod
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Will raise a good boy
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The fear of God and the feel of the rod
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Will raise a good boy
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He raised his son in the English way
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And he taught him respect, he taught him how to pray
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He sent him off to boarding school
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Where he learned how to live by someone else's rules
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And he went to confession
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He went to confession
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Holy father wash my sins away
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He went to confession
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He went to confession
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Mother Mary take the pain away
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It must be something much deeper than fear or pain
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Another child learns a pattern he won't break the chain
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Fear of God and the feel of the rod
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Will raise a good boy
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The fear of God and the feel of the rod
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Will raise a good boy
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The fear of God and the feel of the rod
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Will raise the next boy
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Like Father, Like Son
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Rick Springfield |