Redlight Ranch - Daddy's Eyes Lyrics

The women of this town sat around their kitchens nursing their toast and tea
The day they buried my daddy was the day they tried to bury me
One by one they took my mother by the hand and said any fool could recognize
He's just like his dad and his dad and his dad you can see the lightning in his eyes

History don't bear repeating but destiny won't be denied
Taking up the family business the boy's got his daddy's eyes

I was engineering my own way just a choogin' down the railroad track
There ain't no use pretending to steer my friend when the future keeps on turning you back
Sometimes the urges come as strong and as deep as the whisky flows
When you fight and fight yeah to fight it off sometimes the fight just goes

History don't bear repeatin' but destiny won't be denied
Taking up the family business the boy's got his daddy's eyes

The weight of expectation can grind a man down in shame
When dirt don't shine like a diamond should anybody bear the blame
Tigers don't apologize for their stripes and I'll damned if I will for mine
So wring your hands and say your prayers I'm gonna sleep just fine

History don't bear repeatin' but destiny won't be denied
Taking up the family business, the boy's got his daddy's eyes