SON'S FAULTS ARE FATHER'S FAILURES

No matter what you try to do to your son,
    they will always try to be like their father
Yes, I did try to give them a better reason,
    hoping they would be better, and go farther

I tried to make them athletes, teach them basketball
    Joined MILO Summer Camp, reluctantly enroll
But they just could not fit in, they always fumble
    they preferred to be at home,watch TV, play marbles

Since they are better looking, mestizo and taller,
    I thought they would be smarter, be better lovers
Until now I am still asking, are both of them losers ?
    They still have no girls, just games and computers

Since I was into martial arts, tried teaching them boxing
    But to them its Dota, Counter Strike, the Anime thing
Tried to teach them history, how the world just came up to be
    But they would tell me about Naruto, Pokemon, Dragonball Z

Maybe our style is really gone, they are just in different time
    Still I don't want to give up, told them about meaning of life
Yeah, they do listen, saw nothing wrong with what I am telling
    But they find it more challenging, web design and programming

That's the way the ball bounces, you have to keep up with changes
    Your son came through you, not from you, you really have to let go
Father and sons are just like bow and arrows, stretch fully the bow
    The arrows will travel farther but you're never sure where it will show

Confucius said sons are our mirrors, through them we'll see our errors
    We should try to correct them  as we go, with all sincerity and fervor
Just love them, take them as they are, but when they fall, help them rise
     For one day they would leave, have a family, build their own paradise

That's the day when they will know how hard you have loved and tried
     To make men out of the little boys that he has guided, that he has sired ...
That's also the time when a father will know for every fault that a son had
     Its a father's failure, maybe unintended, but it will really make you sad

That's how the wheel of life is, what goes around will soon come around ...
     You reap what you sow, so build bridges, make time, and forget the alibis
When the going gets rough  need to span the gap, you can stand your ground
     Say,- I am your father and I care, pick up the pieces, let's give it one more try !