And his love will be his vision
And he'll take you where you stand
And will you stand your life by his
And help the boy become a man

Will he be the son of his father
His father, the teacher
Teachin' love and honesty
An' bein' his own manhandler
Or the son of
The son of a run of the mill
Run rotten gambler

Will the devil be getting to you
As you look back over what you've done
And what you've done: Was it for reason or for rhyme
Was it just for fun

Will he be the son of his father
His father, the teacher
Teachin' love and honesty
An' bein' his own manhandler
Or the son of
The son of a run of the mill
Run rotten gambler

Back on the road now, you can lose your head
There ain't no kingdom for the gamblin' man
You know the road now and you've made your stand
When his eyes shine upon you, shine upon you

Will he be the son of his father
His father, the teacher
Teachin' love and honesty
An' bein' his own manhandler
Or the son of
The son of a run of the mill
Run rotten gambler

Will he be the son of his father
His father, the teacher
Or the son of a rotten gambler
Son of a rotten gambler
Son of a rotten gambler
Son of a rotten gambler
Son of a rotten gambler
The son of a rotten gambler
The son of a rotten gambler