What a Father Would Do

from Without a Throne by Matthew Check

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Absalom, Absalom oh I would have died for you
Absalom, Absalom that’s what a father would do

Well, you took the life of my first born, you laid with my wife too
But Absalom, oh Absalom I still would have died for you
You brought war upon the family, you split our house in two
But Absalom, oh Absalom I still would have died for you

Absalom, Absalom oh I would have died for you
Absalom, Absalom that’s what a father would do
Absalom, Absalom oh I would have died for you
Absalom, Absalom that’s what a father would do

You fled the battle cowardly, riding on a mule
But Absalom, oh Absalom I still would have died for you
Your hair it was caught in a tall oak tree, danglin’ like a fool
But Absalom, oh Absalom I still would have died for you

Absalom, Absalom oh I would have died for you
Absalom, Absalom that’s what a father would do
Absalom, Absalom oh I would have died for you
Absalom, Absalom that’s what a father would do

Three darts to the heart, was the end you
I’d rather be up in that tree Absalom, that’s what a father would do

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from Without a Throne, track released September 30, 2022

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Matthew Check New York, New York

An American roots musician whose career encompasses everything from Emmy-nominated bluegrass bands to critically-acclaimed solo albums, Matthew Check has never been afraid to mine his personal life — including the vices, victories, loves, and losses of a man who's spent much of his adulthood in a creative whirl — for musical inspiration. ... more

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