[ Featuring Thir13een ]
1st Verse
Daddy dearest
It's been a minute Hope you get to hear this
you know we been through So much I just wanted to share it
Never knew your parents Caused They passed when you were young
I never knew the solitude you felt And how it must have stung
As a high strung young man With no parental guidance
Survival of the fittest Shady business turned to violence
Got your hustle on and found yourself a lovely lady
Blessed her with your seed 9 months later there's a crazy baby
On the surface You finally found a purpose family
I wanna know what kind a drugs You took before the deed
Ill-conceived notions My emotions often feed me
You learned your lessons from the street I learned mine watching TV
I hear you but I spent my childhood trying not to fear you
Sometimes when people want your respect they try to scare you
That changed the day I faced you eye to eye man to man
It was like looking in the mirror Now I think i understand
2nd Verse
You up left and gone, hoping not for long, what did I do, where did I go wrong
Left me by my lonesome with a cry song
Now roaming the streets spinning like a cyclone
There will never be a day we can let by gones be by gones
My anger now sadness, these scars are too deep.
Don't know why you wanted to leave , could it be Mom, could it be me,
Feeling unworthy, insecurities or simply maturity
Was I a burden, were you hurting? I need these answers please.
Filled with resentment I'm a prisoner of my past
No man to guide me, no path to follow my confidence collapsed
So I embark on a quest to be the best man I can be,
Best father for my seeds, A role model that sacrifices and leads
Full of sorrow , it was torture Acting manic
Struggle to strength fortunate I handled it
Should've been my hero, not a zero I begged you
Signed the child you never knew
Bridge
Thoughts be drifting like message in a bottle
Feelings betray me coz im caught up this battle
I need answers to questions
Can you hear me
So much teachings in these lessons
Should i be grateful
3rd Verse
A sown seed becomes a grown tree so many shades of green
Nutritious knowledge Imparted from all the fallen leaves
My place of birth Roots in the earth They grow deep
I'm branching out Expanding Finding my own means
I know the path to the light I learned to breathe in the night
I learned your left from your right your Bark from your bite
Through the thickets I'm quickest when in The thick of it
Told me to stick with it I did Now I'm sick with it
Pass the baton I'll carry on Your legacy know you gone
But you here with me feeling strong Hope you hearing me
Cause I put motion in poetry True Devotion to knowing me
And my inner self Thank you for showing me
Now it's my turn Application of these lessons I learned
Repetition until I master These weapons I've earned
Pass them to the next generation i feel the world steady changing
Its Adaptation I embrace my replacement
