Hello good son upon my doorstep
Have you gained your old man's respect
Or rejected trivial things
Has the boy become a man?

Hello good son, are days kind
Have learned teachings eased your mind
Will you take this world one hand at a time
Or have you found no ground to stand upon

Hello good son in foreign lands
Does a lover hold your hands
Have your demands been met with silence
And tell what you'll do be heard

Hello good son, rise again
The morning sings through your windowpane
Each note singing of choices new
And you have so many roads to take

Goodbye good son, I'll see you once more
Another time when you knock on my door
To ask the questions life has yet to teach
And fall upon the words I offer you