Lyric discussion by Pilotguy 

Cover art for Bobby lyrics by Reba McEntire

Wow, nothing until 2008. I am not a country fan at all, but I have some of the main staples of country music.

This song STILL gives me goose bumps when I hear it.

Yep, that is it. The boy could not understand what his father had done until he fell in love with a woman himself, once he grew up. When he realized, he knew that he had to forgive Bobby (his father) for what he had done.