The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
Is it true? Do they mean it?
Are the sins of fathers the sins of sons?
Is a parent's choice a child's fate?
Will the abused abuse?
Will the bullied bully?
Is it a child's fate to be
Everything their parents were?
No! Not at all!
Though a father may influence
Everyone has a choice
Continue as the family has
Or wipe the slate clean
Like a bird flying from the nest
