Analysis Of Father To Son By Cat Stevens

Often times, people, such as, parents, friends, etc. may not realize what a struggle it may be to have a good relationship with your mother and father. In the song, “Father to Son” by Cat Stevens, the situation occurring appears to be that the father, thinks he is doing the right thing in parenting his son, while the son feels nothing but hurt from his father’s actions. This may represent, miscommunication, if you think about it, the father and son have completely different points of view on their relationship. The difference in their point of views can be interpreted in the song’s lyrics, tone, irony, etc. In the first stanza, lines 1-4 of “Father to Son,” the text states, “It’s not time to make a change; Just relax, take it easy. You’re still young, that’s your fault, There’s so much you have to know.” In the lines previously stated, you can read it and know that this is the father talking to his son. He is telling his son that he is still young, and that he doesn’t have to have everything figured out, he just needs to relax and take it easy. Reading these few lines, you would realize that from this father’s point of view, they have a typical father/son relationship. Like any father, he wants his son to be happy, take life step-by-step, and just enjoy the little things. Skipping ahead to Stanza 3, Cat Stevens wrote, “How can I try to explain, when I do he turns away again. It 's always been the same, same old story. From the moment I could talk, I was ordered to listen.