He sat down, picked up the phone and said "Boy, I'm your old man"He touched the glass between the two, as if to shake his handThe boy he didn't budge, not even so much as a blinkThe man said, "Oh come on, boy, better late than never, don't you think?"He said, "I read it in the paper, can't believe you're 21And I can't believe some son of mine could do the things I hear you've done"He went on like some big hero, who flew in to save the dayThen the boy said "If you're here, to steer me right, man, it's too late"You had to be there, and I'm talkin' from day oneThat's the only time a dad should talk through glass to his new sonYou'd have to go back and teach me how when I was nine'Cause my mama couldn't throw a ball even if she had the timeI should have been learnin' how to fish, instead of learnin' how to smokeI bet if you'd of whooped my tail, I'd never thought it was a jokeHe said, "Sometimes the will for doin' wrong is way too strong for any mama's prayers"You had to be thereThe man said "Boy, I'm sorry that you hate me like you do"The boy said "Dry it up man, we ain't making this about you"It's about a teenage girl against the world 'cause she was left there high and dryIt's about a kid who might have stood a whole lot better shot at lifeYou had to be there, and I'm talkin' from from day oneThat's the only time a dad should talk through glass to his new sonYou'd have to go back and teach me how when I was nine'Cause my mama couldn't throw a ball even if she had the timeI should have been learnin' how to fish, instead of learnin' how to smokeI bet if you'd of whooped my tail I'd never thought it was a jokeHe said "Sometimes the will for doin' wrong is way too strong for any mama's prayer"You had to be thereBefore the boy hung up the phone, he said "They say me I'm out of time"And it hit the man, right there and thenMy God, son, so am I
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Kenneth Donald Rogers (Houston, Texas; 21 de agosto de 1938-Sandy Springs, Georgia; 20 de marzo de 2020), conocido como Kenny Rogers, fue un cantautor y actor estadounidense, considerado una leyenda de la música country. Vendió más de 100 millones de discos…
