Yo
I hope your proud of everything I'm turning into
Cause F'ing up a lot in life is something I'll admit to
If Uncle Paul would let me steal his thunder I'll continue
Get Uncle Bob & Jack
& Aunt Karen & Donna tissue cause
This the part where they'll probably start crying
Cause ima take it back to them tournaments car riding
Constant conversations that never would fall silent
Singing Sugar Hill Gang Bob Marley and Paul Simon
I started lax and you told me to take charge
A month later named a captain and taking them face offs
Remember they called
My name for that brave heart
Then I scored in overtime and they gave me that game ball
A little dude unafraid of the big boys
My first hand off I took it for 6 points
And all the parents like damn that white boy fast
And you was laughing like yeah
And I'm that white boys dad
Shit
Our lives changed inside of that Docs office
When they said I'd drop dead if I didn't stop balling
Honestly my heart shattered when they broke that news
But I knew I wasn't alone because it broke yours too
So I thank you for always having my back
Always putting us first and always finishing last
And driving me to Jumbos and supporting these raps
Just know I love you and I'm blessed you my dad
So check it out it's like
I'm on this record as honest as I can get
Because I feel as though it's something I just gotta spit
You taught me more in life then any course in college did
So I just hope I grow up to be half the man my father is
I just hope I grow up to be
Half the man my father is
Said I just hope I grow to be half the man my father is
Yo
I guess it's time for the emotional part
This record took a couple years cause I ain't know where to start
But I said F it I'll get Michael I'll get Mary
I'll get all my lil cousins
And we'll sing this song right from the heart
It was the 4th day in May when I picked up the phone
Momma crying saying listen grab your sis and get home
Your fathers getting surgery they repositioned his nose
He broke a lot and there's a chance some retinal vision is blown
I'll admit it I froze
The minutes stopped on a dime
I started screaming at god
Like what the fuck yo why
That's the last man in earth that deserved that shit
He never missed a mass once why you work like this
I'll admit it I was mad
Cause I didn't understand
The hardest time is given to the toughest in the land
We're only guaranteed in life beginning and an end
So I understand what's in between
Is written in the plan
Damn
My family matters all that matters to me
Because a crew without they captain only half of a fleet
Instead of taking OxyContin to relax him to sleep
I watched him put that patch on and cut the grass like a G
Awe yeah
That is something I'll just never forget
My dad a beast and a leader I'll forever respect
Forever in debt
For every single penny you've lent
To have you up inside my corner know forever I'm blessed
Ain't denying all the bullshit that we've been through
Losing Dawn Nan and Zot
How did we get through
Well the answer here is family
That's all for one and one for all
So when you lost that eye know that we did too
Hold that head up pop
And believe this truth
If you deep in mercy waters know that we deep too
When you reaching for the stars know that we reach too
The good or bad know that we see through
So check it out it's like
I'm on this record as honest as I can get
Because I feel as though it's something I just gotta spit
You taught me more in life then any course in college did
So I just hope I grow up to be half the man my father is
I just hope I grow up to be
Half the man my father is
Said I just hope I grow to be half the man my father is