Father

I spent 23 years trying to be what you wanted me to be

Though it seemed like you couldn't save me

'til I picked up the mic and I was on the TV

Now you're ringing off my phone like every week

Where were you at 6 7 11 and 13 when sh*t was impossible

Mama left nine months pregnant

But she came home alone from the hospital

How could you call yourself a man if you can't love your own unless you can contol them

You'd rather destroy their souls and she was 13 years old and you could've protected the innocence from being stolen

And I don't give a d**n what you was going through when mama wasn't able

To put food on the table

You left the family unstable

Now you come around acting like you want some kind of appraisal

You can't play like you daddy now

And you can't claim sh*t 'cause you weren't around

And you can't get mad but what can you do

You can't tell me sh*t

I'm grown without you

I spent 23 years trying to be the f**king man you should be

Taking care of your responsibility

Putting clothes on our back and shoes on our feet no help

But you always had your bag of w**d

Where were you at 12 13 14 and 15 when life was unliveable

Momma was so d**n angry the way she treated me was unforgiveable

You call yourself a man your oldest son he had to learn from his sister

How to put a niggers fist up how to f**k a niggers sh*t up and knock out any motherf**ker that had come and tried to diss us

And I don't give a d**n what you was going through

And I needed saving I spent my every second blazing a little girl with a blade

And trying to f**k up and take my life just wanted to dig my grave and

You can't play like you daddy now

And you can't claim sh*t 'cause you weren't around

And you can't get mad but what can you do

Now what you gonna do

You can't tell me sh*t I'm grown without you

You can't play like you daddy now

And you can't claim sh*t 'cause you weren't around

And you can't get mad but what can you do

You can't do a d**n thing

You can't tell me sh*t I'm grown without you

I'm grown without you

I've grown without you

Can't can't come and come and tell me do not