A Promise to Distinction

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Once I was younger than the youngest of fragile minds I ate the day with bad manners then spit out the rind [Chorus] And mother, mother told me As I looked to the sky Yes, my mother told me "My dear son You're not the one" [Verse 2] I flew from home when I was just twenty-one Young enough to be the father of someone I've got a conch pissed with republic rum My father by my side, teary-eyed, he said [Chorus] "Son, by god what I could have done And you're just like me, you can really put 'em down And if I was in your place I'd stay, have fun But I'm not the one" [Verse 3] Now I'm sitting here haggling over sums Of money made by someone else, to me it don't belong I toss a smile to the mighty boss, he's my God But I'm a bit backwards and I know he's just a fucking dog [Chorus] And mother, mother told me As I looked to the sky Yes, my mother told me "My dear son You're not the one"