Father O.S.A. Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Oberheim345 

Cover art for Father O.S.A. lyrics by Styx

I always thought this song was about the restraints Christianity puts on its clergymen.

father you're life's a ship that's never been to sea

the bottle that surrounds your life you'll sail eternally

and

children please understand a man must stand alone

and face a world he'll never know and never call his own

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Priests not being allowed to marry and have a family, etc.