Father's Son

I caught the fever when she went down slow

California sun had turned to indigo

Lip biting tension on the patio

Her carnivore fingers and my bag of blow

Vacation goggles, Montecito sky

She wakes up and dazzles even when she's fried

She gave herself free I barely had to try

A longing that neither of us could satisfy

And I kissed goodbye

And I left feeling free

Jungle life is savage when you're always stoned

So I'd warm myself to her voice on the telephone

She made her way under my skin, I should've known

That girls like her ain't okay just being alone

My fear is like a self-fulfilling prophecy

So I warned her she could always count on me to leave

That line about you can't have what you want, it's free

And how I need to sail out on the sickening sea

I kissed, I kissed her strong

And I felt it in my knees

She said, "Well, boy, what if you're wrong?

You can stay right here with me"

But I said, "I am my father's son

It's a fate I can't outrun

While you lie in wait, I'll medicate

Then devour you just for fun

I am my father's son"

Another couple visits and my grip had slipped

I get weak little knees when the script gets flipped

Lonely as an ocean, I never learned to swim

Clubbed feet won't evolve, I could use some fins

Sentimental fool with a stitched up heart

I tried to impress her with my stagnant art

These common ugly tunings and the poison pen

Maybe I could one day learn to just say when

But she said, "Love is about what you're down to do

It's not a stack of verses or a new tattoo

You'll never wake up feeling like you've just been used

And it's got no time for self-abuse

Let's kiss, let's kiss goodbye

And you can go on feeling free

Boy, what you call love

Well, it's not for me"

She said, "You are your father's son

And you'll devour what you can't outrun