baby boy had a big old heart large enough to tear apart split evenly in two evenly in two mom and dad had a rocky start too much head too little heart soon one turned into two one two dirty hands made separate beds and folded sheets in which they slept oh what s a boy to do what s a boy to do when daddy finds ten dollar whores and liquor stores can offer more than his family than his friends more than the woman that he wed oh no what a shameful seed i ve sown then one day daddy walked away from his wife the child they had made it must have been too much it must have been too much mommy tried her best to pay the bills so that her son could stay in the house that he was raised the sons fight the father s war love on his heels he walked out the door left his son to fight his war left his son to fight his war you shadow you ghost look how crooked i ve grown what a shameful seed you ve sown what a seed you ve sown court ordered visits meant weekends with his dad where he had learned his share of lessons on how to drink like his old man back home his mother packed her bags and the dreams that she watched drown for a single room apartment in the seedy part of town baby boy became the dad his family had always lacked a spitting image of the man down to the way he turned his back he inherited his cheating an heir to his drunken breath his father willed him arrogance and passed down his empty chest love on his heels he walked out the door left his son to fight his war left his son to fight his war you shadow you ghost look how crooked i ve grown what a shameful seed you ve sown what a seed you ve sown be a lightbulb i m a wishbone be a rifle a telephone i m just here for you to use i ve got nothing left to lose i m the wardship battle i m the remnants of the precious metals that weigh you both down we are heavied o so heavy we are heavied o so heavy love on his heels he walked out the door left his son to fight his war left his son to fight his war you shadow you ghost look how crooked i ve grown what a shameful seed you ve sown what a seed you ve sown1