[Verse 1]
He was named by my grandma, she got it from the bible
And he passed it onto me, like granddaddy's rifle
Raised me up like sweet corn, created a disciple
I fought it like hell, hell he became a rival

[Verse 2]
I tried to be different
Tried to go against the grain
Didn’t make no difference
I just ended up the same

[Chorus]
I've never known better
'Cause every bone’s tethered
You wanna change my name, gotta drain my blood
God damn, I am my father's son

[Verse 3: Hardy]
Yeah, I left town just to get out of his shadow
And he'd send me a twenty just to get back on that saddle
I put up a good fight, but I didn't win the battle
I guess the tree don't grow very far from the apple

[Chorus: Hardy, Stephen Wilson Jr.]
I've never known better, yeah
'Cause every bone's tethered
You wanna change my name, gotta drain my blood
God damn, I am my father’s son
I am my father’s son
[Bridge]
I wear his blue jean jacket and his name like a badge of honor
I used to hate being called Junior
Now I don't mind any longer

[Chorus: Both, Stephen Wilson Jr., Hardy]
I’ve never known better, yeah
'Cause every bone's tethered
You wanna change my name, gotta drain my blood
'Cause everything I am is everything he was
God damn, I am my father’s son
I am my father's son
I am my father's son