Lyric discussion by Cotygeek 

Cover art for Father, Son lyrics by Peter Gabriel

I was moved to tears the very first time I heard this. I didn't know my birth father very well. He died when I was six, but what I do remember was fond. I had a step-dad by the time I was 8, and I tried to distance myself from him, but I remember calling him Dad immediately. This song made me feel so terrible for how I've treated my stepfather. Because he's been everything a father should be. I love my Dad.