[Verse 1]
Spare the rod and spoil the child
Daddy's boy's been too wild
His discipline's taught with a strap
No sweet song on father's lap
He always said that men don't cry
But burns and bruises seldom lie
Dad learned grandpa's lesson well
Splitting image of a man in hell

[Pre-Chorus]
Brought up in a home where love's replaced by pain
And when he's on his own, he's sure to do the same
Expressing his feelings not with love but with his fists
The pattern of hurting began generations before

[Chorus]
Like father, like son
Another life has begun
The punishing ways that you choose
You were always born to lose
Like father, like son
A war you've never won
Please daddy, no more
Please daddy, no more

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 2]
The circle continues of violence passed down
All there is hope for is a tear from a clown
Hoping someday that this torture will end
To prison or death I hope you will be sent

[Pre-Chorus]
Brought up in a home where love's replaced by pain
And when he's on his own, he's sure to do the same
Expressing his feelings not with love but with his fists
The pattern of hurting began generations before

[Chorus]
Like father, like son
Another life has begun
Punishing ways that you choose
You were always born to lose
Like father, like son
A war you've never won
Please daddy, no more
Please daddy, no more

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]
Now do you feel like your life is on hold?
Maybe you've come to the end of your road
Admitting your sins may be your sacrifice
To stop all this pain to your son and your wife

[Outro]
Like father, like son
A war you've never won
Please daddy, no more
Please daddy, no more