Well, the key to my survival   Was never in much doubt   The question was how I could keep sane   Trying to find a way out      Things were never easy for me   Peace of mind was hard to find   And I needed a place where I could hide   Somewhere I could call mine      I didn't think much about it   'Til it started happening all the time   Soon I was living with the fear everyday   Of what might happen that night      I couldn't stand to hear the crying    Of my mother, and I remember when   I swore that, that would be the last they'd see of me   And I never went home again      They say time is a healer   And now my wounds are not the same   I rang the bell with my heart in my mouth   I had to hear what he'd say      He sat me down to talk to me   He looked me straght in the eyes   He said:      You're no son, no son of mine   You're no son, no son of mine   You walked out, you left us behind   And you're no son, no son of mine      Oh, his words how they hurt me, I'll never forget it   And as the time, it went by, I lived to regret it      You're no son, no son of mine   But where should I go, and what should I do   You're no son, no son of mine   But I came here for help, I came here for you      Well the years they passed so slowly   I thought about him everyday   What would I do if we passed on the street   Would I keep running away      In and out of hiding places   Soon I'd have to face the facts   We'd have to sit down and talk it over   And that would mean going back      They say time is a healer   And now my wounds are not the same   I rang the bell with my heart in my mouth   I had to hear what he'd say      He sat me down to talk to me   He looked me straght in the eyes   He said:      You're no son, no son of mine   You're no son, no son of mine   When you walked out, you left us behind   And you're no son, no son of mine      Oh, his words how they hurt me, I'll never forget it   And as the time, it went by, I lived to regret it      You're no son, no son of mine   But where should I go, and what should I do   You're no son, no son of mine   But I came here for help, I was looking for you