"The moon ain't made of cheese," you'd say   "So find your own truths along the way"   But Santa Claus in his magic sleigh   Had to be you in the rain that day      And the Super Heroes on TV   Saturday we'd pretend to be    You'd say, "Boys, well, it seems to me   You're the best heroes this world will ever see   You're the best heroes this world will ever see      And after all's been said and done   And my battles for independence won   I'm proud to say that I'm my father's son   After all's been said and done   And my battles for independence won   Hear me you old sly son-of-a-gun   I'm proud to say that I'm my father's son      A fool thinks he ain't bought and sold   Cause every man sells a bit of his soul   To bring his family home some gold   Before he knows he's gotten old      Your boys are not baseball stars   You never got that fleet of fancy cars   And Mama left you for the distant stars   But you never showed your battle scars   You never did like to show your battle scars      And after all's been said and done   And my battles for independence won   I'm proud to say that I'm my father's son   After all's been said and done   And my battles for independence won   Hear me you old sly son-of-a-gun   I'm proud to say that I'm my father's son      You made mistakes but you made 'em well   You got up each time you fell   You paid your price and you lived some hell   But didn't it make for tales to tell      We learned to laugh, we learned to bend   We learned the lessons never end   And I'm the luckiest fool who's been   To be your son and to get to call you friend   To get to be your son and to call you my best friend      And after all's been said and done   And my battles for independence won   I'm proud to say that I'm my father's son   After all's been said and done   And my battles for independence won   Hear me you old sly son-of-a-gun   I'm proud to say that I'm my father's son   I'm proud to say that I'm my father's son   I'm proud to say that I'm my father's son