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The Old Ways (the 20th Century) Lyrics by The Restoration (USA)

Honor the Father

2012

Narrator: Roman Bright, 1941 - 1953
You're a dream—
I’ll say it again; you're a dream
I'm the man who gave you that little ring
When we wed I gave you my name
And promised to always know what’s best for you
In sickness and in pain
I was taught to follow the old ways
Honey, I want to follow the old ways
We're gonna follow the old ways
My father was a good man—
With an iron hand
He was good. He was good. He was good. He was good
I was bad
I learned to honor the Father and suffer like the Son
Eat his body, drink his blood, we are the Chosen Ones
We're the last good family, I tell you, and we're gonna be the last ones
Keep it clean—
I'll say it again; Keep it clean
When you bleed, I say it's a sin
When it comes, you will stay in the hut (for seven days and nights) and
When it comes, a curse on everything you touch
When I lay with you
Let nothing block my seed
And when the babies come, we'll burn the lambs to make you clean
My children, these are the last days
Because the wicked ignored the old ways
This is the only way that we can be together when it's all over
The twentieth century is gonna—
It’s gonna be the last one
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The Restoration (USA)

The Restoration (USA)

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