[id:$00000000] [ti:Not My Father's Son] [ar:Stark Sands] [al:Kinky Boots] [by:] [00:00.00]Not My Father's Son - Billy Porter/Stark Sands [00:06.92]When I was just a kid [00:14.11]Everything I did [00:18.40]Was to be like him [00:26.01]Under my skin [00:34.07]My father always thought [00:40.88]If I was strong and fought [00:48.17]Not like some albatross I'd begin [01:00.09]To fit in [01:08.26]Look at me powerless [01:11.73]And holding my breath [01:14.85]Trying hard to repress [01:18.23]What scared him to death [01:21.66]It was never easy [01:25.21]To be his type of man [01:28.46]To breathe freely [01:31.89]Was not in his plan [01:35.26]And the best part of me [01:41.87]Is what he wouldn't see [01:48.56]I'm not my father's son [01:55.79]I'm not the image of what he dreamed of [02:02.59]With the strength of Sparta and the patience of Job [02:10.14]Still couldn't be the one to echo what he'd done [02:23.81]And mirror what was not in me [02:34.77]So I jumped in my dreams [02:38.40]And found an escape [02:41.46]Maybe I went to extremes [02:45.14]Of leather and lace [02:48.51]But the world seemed brighter [02:51.82]Six inches off the ground [02:55.25]And the air seemed lighter [02:59.05]I was profound [03:02.05]And I felt so proud [03:08.85]Just to live out loud [03:15.34]I'm not my father's son [03:22.51]I'm not the image of what he dreamed of [03:29.32]With the strength of Sparta and the patience of Job [03:36.92]Still couldn't be the one to echo what he'd done [03:50.61]And mirror what was not in me [04:02.46]The endless torrent of expectations [04:08.52]Swirling inside my mind wore me down [04:15.81]I came to a realization [04:21.05]And I finally turned around [04:25.98]To see [04:32.65]That I could just be me [04:44.13]I'm not my father's son [04:51.35]I'm not the image of what he dreamed of [04:58.28]With the strength of Sparta and the patience of Job [05:05.64]Still couldn't be the one [05:12.50]To echo what he'd done [05:19.43]And mirror what was not in me [05:30.66]We're the same Charlie boy you and me [05:39.55]Charlie from Northampton meet Simon from Clapton [05:46.80]Let's make boots [05:52.22]End