Back Off

You should lay off your son,
You punish him far too harshly,
He does not deliberately attempt to break your rules,
Unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances are the reason for that,
But by breaking rules,
He is helping out his friends,
Surely this is something to be proud of?
By breaking your rules,
He is helping out his girlfriend,
Surely that is something to be proud of?
You have a son who is a brilliant boyfriend,
Much better than a son who is an awful one,
Are you not proud of this?
Are you proud of him at all?
Or is your quickness to punish him,
Blinding you from his achievements?
Your swiftness in punishing him in the past,
Means he can't even enjoy himself on his night out,
So you should back off him,
Cut him some slack,
And, most importantly of all,
Be proud of him,
After all, he has earned it by now,
Don't you think?