>> Throughout the song he tells his mother and father not to try to help him. Mother Tell your children not to walk my way Tell your children not to hear my words What they mean. What they say Mother Mother. Can you keep 'em in the dark for life Can you hide them from the waiting world Oh mother Father. Gonna take your daughter out tonight Gonna show her my world Oh father Not about to see your light. Mother Lyrics: Mother / Tell your children not to walk my way / Tell your children not to hear my words / What they mean / What they say / Mother / Mother / Can you keep them in the dark for life Some lines include, "Tell your children not to walk my way" telling them not to send his brothers and sisters; and "Not about to see your light" meaning he doesn't want to go the way of his parents.