Pop's Rap Part 2/ Fatherhood (Featuring Lonnie "Pops" Lynn) (Album Version)

Pop's Rap Pt 2 Fatherhood - Common

Hey Hey old been

And you too baby sweets

I'm back in the studio

You know I drove up

In the parking lot

And the parking lot was empty

Wasn't no cars out there

Like nobody wasn't even in here

All the doors were locked from the inside

But I found a window cracked

On the first floor so now I'm in here

Let's rap

So I come in here talk to my son you know

But but his next album he got comin' out

You know it's been such a spiritual feelin'

I had to come in the studio

Just to see what he was doing

Cause I was gettin' those vibes all in the rocky mountains say

"I got to go "

You know I understand I'm finna' be a grandfather

And I'm so proud

I can say that in many ways

I can say I'm so happy I'm so proud

You know Son I wanna give you you know

Any direction in parenting at this stage

Because I think its gonna come to you

Just like it came to me

See you came to me

And your mom from the spiritual world

We're just the physical parents you know

God loaned you to us as God's spirit

We're the physical parents you know

Like I say I'm not gonna give you no directions

You know

But I know when you started teaching me

See we talk about the life

And education of one Lonnie Lynn

I think I'm the one that got taught

I do believe that son you know

And I know when you started teaching me too

You know I was hanging out mad at the world

My professional basketball career was over

And I didn't believe in the red

White and blue anymore

And I was dissipatin' heavily

I wasn't experimentin' you know

And one morning you looked across the table at me

It was like what

Whatchu' gon' be Whatchu' gon' do

You got the responsibility to teach me the right things

You got the responsibility to teach me truth

And respect and love and safety

You know

And my knees started gettin' a little stronger

You know

I said cause I can't get past these eyes man

It's just the eyes of a babe looking at me

And I couldn't look it off

I couldn't even play it off you know

And immediately I started gettin' the road maps seein' like

How am I gon' do this

You know

I had to thank The Almighty for the strength

That he sent to me through you

So I'm here to say you know

Thank you son

I'm here to say I'm so proud

And numerous other things

Cause you've been a teacher to me

Just like I have supposed to be a teacher to you

Cause a lot of people think that parenting

And raising a child is a one way street

But you taught me continuous numerous lessons

And I love you my son