songs with good dad to son advice

“Patches” to thread. Along with “Only the Strong Survive.”

not sure what advice there is in patches, unless it's the implicit 'life sucks and is unfair'.

boy named sue:

Son, this world is rough
And if a man's gonna make it, he's gotta be tough
And I know I wouldn't be there to help ya along
So I give ya that name and I said goodbye
I knew you'd have to get tough or die
And it's the name that helped to make you strong

lol just saw someone mentioned it upthread, oops

not sure what advice there is in patches, unless it's the implicit 'life sucks and is unfair'.

the Who, “Pictures of Lily”

Outfit is magnificent. Don't let me catch you at Kendale, with a bucket of wealthy man's paint.

Also Willie Wright's Son, Dont Let Life Pass You By.

I tell him: Son, never throw the first punch. And if you must fight, make it clean

Lol @ "Orbital"

my pappy said, 'son, you're gonna drive me to drinkin'
if you don't stop drivin' that hot rod lincoln'

Just remarked upon the word “good” in the thread title

Yes @ "Memo to My Son." Sort of a parody of this genre, from the POV of a dad who's insecure about his intelligence and has nothing but platitudes to offer.

you look like me
but please don't turn out like me
You look like me
but you're not like me I know.
I had one, two, three, four shots of happiness.
I look like a big man but I've only got a little soul.

Jimmy Webb, "Christiaan, No"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcEa5BaFTVI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LAOUzwuDg4