go back, go back young man   to the things that came before   the lives that were lived   the truth that was found   before you born      a thousand fathers on their death beds dyin'   put there hands on my head   and said, "my son, learn from the things i've learned"   and find the ancient thoughts my father's thought   the ancient things my fathers saw,   an ancient God, my fathers God      go back, go back young man   to the things that came before   mistakes that were made   regrets softly spoken   before they crossed over      a thousand fathers on their death beds dyin'   put there hands on my head   and said, "my son, learn from the things i've learned"   and find the ancient thoughts my father's thought   the ancient things my fathers saw,   an ancient God, my fathers God      oh, my father's God