The spittin' image of my father We were even more alike beneath the skin I hid behind this music stand When I was old enough to play Just tryin' to be like him He fills the room with smoke and aftershave He tells the same old jokes a thousand different ways Now I look into the mirror and I see my image clearer It took me by surprise, I can't believe my eyes Oh oh oh oh, I am my father Every stubborn act of will and every word I say Oh oh oh oh, I am my father Every song I sing, I hear him Every step I take I'm near him Every stumble, every stride I know that he is walking by my side The moments when my heart is open wide Woah, I am my father I'm only human in my weakness With feet of clay and fragile dreams I try each second to defeat The force that tries to hold me back Break me at the seams I face each morning with an open heart Somedays I lose the battle, somedays I win the war Now when I close my eyes I see the kind of man that I could be It's hard to be untrue when its blinding light shines through Oh oh oh oh, I am my father When I refuse to give my power to the other side Oh oh oh oh, I am my father When my model is forgiveness When I take family over business When I surrender to his voice It gives my heart a reason to rejoice I pray for everyday I am his choice Woah, I am my father Each time I choose the hardest road Each time I bear the hardest slope Everytime temptation calls my name It's at my door but no one's home Each time I thought the hand of greed Trying to feel the hand in me Each time I call the devil's love And scream "I've had enough" Woah, woah, when I walk in his example This house cannot be trampled Woah, woah, I know I'll never crumble When the holy meets the humble My two fathers travel with me when I go Oh oh oh oh, I am my father Everytime I break the darkness into shining light Oh oh oh oh, I am my father When I turn the other cheek When there is patience when I speak And when I held the homeless child The moments when we touch and reconcile When I stop my world and see him loving smile Woah, I am my father I am my my my my father You are my father