__2010 Version__
Yeah... Boy says,
Father will you make me a stronger man?
Father says he'll try
Hand goes smack across his face & all he heard,
Boy be a man, and don't you cry
[Chorus]
I... I ain't sayin' it was right,
But it was right on time
I... I ain't sayin' it was right,
But he was always right by my side
Boy says, Mother will you wash my sins away?
Mother says she'll try, but sometimes it seems -
like things ain't never gonna change
Boy understand, don't waste your time
[Chorus] (last line alt: "But she...")
...(Always right by my side) (x2)
...Right by my side ...Oh
[Chorus]...
...Right by my side (x3)
...Always right by my side
Yeah... Boy says,
Father will you make me a stronger man?
Father says he'll try
Hand goes smack across his face & all he heard,
Boy be a man, and don't you cry
[Chorus]
I... I ain't sayin' it was right,
But it was right on time
I... I ain't sayin' it was right,
But he was always right by my side
Boy says, Mother will you wash my sins away?
Mother says she'll try, but sometimes it seems -
like things ain't never gonna change
Boy understand, don't waste your time
[Chorus] (last line alt: "But she...")
...(Always right by my side) (x2)
...Right by my side ...Oh
[Chorus]...
...Right by my side (x3)
...Always right by my side