What a Father Would Do (Absalom)

Absalom, Absalom oh I would have died for you

Absalom, Absalom that’s what a father would do

 

Well, you took the life of my first born, you laid with my wife too

But Absalom, oh Absalom I still would have died for you

You brought war upon the family, you split our house in two

But Absalom, oh Absalom I still would have died for you

 

Absalom, Absalom oh I would have died for you

Absalom, Absalom that’s what a father would do

Absalom, Absalom oh I would have died for you

Absalom, Absalom that’s what a father would do

 

You fled the battle cowardly, riding on a mule

But Absalom, oh Absalom I still would have died for you

Your hair it was caught in a tall oak tree, danglin’ like a fool

But Absalom, oh Absalom I still would have died for you

Absalom, Absalom oh I would have died for you

Absalom, Absalom that’s what a father would do

Absalom, Absalom oh I would have died for you

Absalom, Absalom that’s what a father would do

Three darts to the heart, was the end you

I’d rather be up in that tree Absalom, that’s what a father would do