Prodigal Son Lyrics

Lyric discussion by stayfluffy 

Cover art for Prodigal Son lyrics by Bad Religion

Prodigal means like, very wasteful. He is just emphasizing that he is not prodigal. The last three lines make it sound like being prodigal is a really shameful thing, so I think that the song it trying to persuade people to stop being wasteful.

Prodigal = Prodigy. A prodigy would mean that he follows in his father's footsteps. He's saying that he's not the one who does that.