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Father's Son

by Joshua Smith

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I am my father's son.

After my father passed in 2020, I vowed to write and release a song on his birthday every year until I join him someday, wherever he is.

I wrote this song about my dad and I's journey through life, moments in time, where he taught me something, sang me a song or was just there for me when I needed it most.

He & I would listen to John Prine all the time, so I produced this song in the spirit of Mr Prine :)

Miss you pops, every day.

lyrics

I am my father's son
He knows of what I did, what I done
He raised me well, he kept me from
I am my father's son

Left for Nashville Tennessee
He told me Joshua you'll be a star
Shattered dreams but I was left with one
I am my father's son

I am my father's son
He knows of what I did, what I done
He raised me well, he kept me from
I am my father's son

Wild and reckless on the run
That ol' city gone and broke my heart
He hid the whiskey when it was my gun
I am my father's son

I am my father's son
He knows of what I did, what I done
He raised me well, he kept me from
I am my father's son

Beard of grey and eyes of blue
Sung me copperline to calm my fears
I hear him singin' when the morning come
I am my father's son

I am my father's son
He knows of what I did, what I done
He raised me well, he kept me from
I am my father's son

credits

released October 25, 2023
Produced by Joshua Smith & Dan Harden
Engineered by Dan Harden
Recorded at Record Room Studios Kelowna
All Instruments played by Joshua Smith

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Joshua Smith Kelowna, British Columbia

Joshua Smith is a Maritime songwriter, living in the Okanagan.

You don’t have to work hard to enjoy Joshua Smith’s music. His songs present themselves to you with an open heart; They are clear-eyed, empathetic and penetrating, with an absolute lack of pretension. Without pandering, they seek to satisfy both your ear and your understanding.
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