Well, the key to my survival
Was never in much doubt
The question was how I could keep sane

Trying to find a way out

Things were never easy for me

Peace of mind was hard to find
And I needed a place where I could hide
Somewhere I could call mine


I didn't think much about it
'Til it started happening all the time

Soon I was living with the fear everyday
Of what might happen that night


I couldn't stand to hear the crying
Of my mother, and I remember when
I swore that, that would be the last they'd see of me

And I never went home again

They say time is a healer

And now my wounds are not the same
I rang the bell with my heart in my mouth
I had to hear what he'd say


He sat me down to talk to me
He looked me straght in the eyes

He said:

You're no son, no son of mine

You're no son, no son of mine
You walked out, you left us behind
And you're no son, no son of mine


Oh, his words how they hurt me, I'll never forget it
And as the time, it went by, I lived to regret it


You're no son, no son of mine
But where should I go, and what should I do

You're no son, no son of mine
But I came here for help, I came here for you


Well the years they passed so slowly
I thought about him everyday
What would I do if we passed on the street

Would I keep running away

In and out of hiding places

Soon I'd have to face the facts
We'd have to sit down and talk it over
And that would mean going back


They say time is a healer
And now my wounds are not the same

I rang the bell with my heart in my mouth
I had to hear what he'd say


He sat me down to talk to me
He looked me straght in the eyes
He said:


You're no son, no son of mine
You're no son, no son of mine

When you walked out, you left us behind
And you're no son, no son of mine


Oh, his words how they hurt me, I'll never forget it
And as the time, it went by, I lived to regret it


You're no son, no son of mine
But where should I go, and what should I do
You're no son, no son of mine

But I came here for help, I was looking for you