Lyrics:

I Got Sent Home From School One Day
with A Shiner On My Eye
fightin' Was Against The Rules And It Didn't Matter Why
when Dad Got Home I Told That Story Just Like I'd Rehearsed
then Stood There On Those Tremblin' Knees
and Waited For The Worst

he Said, 'let Me Tell You A Secret About A Father's Love
a Secret That My Daddy Said Was Just Between Us'
he Said, 'daddies Don't Just Love Their Children
every Now And Then, It's A Love Without End, Amen
it's A Love Without End, Amen'

when I Became A Father In The Spring Of '81
there Was No Doubt That Stubborn Boy
was Just Like My Father's Son
and When I Thought My Patience
had Been Tested To The End
i Took My Daddy's Secret And Passed It On To Him

i Said, 'let Me Tell You A Secret About A Father's Love
a Secret That My Daddy Said Was Just Between Us'
i Said, 'daddies Don't Just Love Their Children
every Now And Then It's A Love Without End, Amen
it's A Love Without End, Amen'

last Night I Dreamed I Died And Stood Outside Those Pearly Gates
when Suddenly I Realized There Must Be Some Mistake
if They Know Half The Things I've Done
they'll Never Let Me In
then Somewhere From The Other Side I Heard Those Words Again

they Said, 'let Me Tell You A Secret About A Father's Love
a Secret That My Daddy Said Was Just Between Us
you See, Daddies Don't Just Love Their Children
every Now And Then It's A Love Without End, Amen
it's A Love Without End, Amen'