Father Figure

Never been divided by the dollars
Fam tree rock-solid cus we all we got

Bump heads, make amends, all part of the plot
Got emotional ties
Me and Pop got emotional knots

When I needed you were running on the double
No replacing all the lessons that I learned through the struggle

Every day another fight, riffing with my mother
Told me "never disrespect her, you will never get another

I remember at the park throwing frisbee with my brother
Hold up... Kids show up, making an appearance

Father-son time, they were running interference
We would just ignore 'em, Daddy gave them clearance

Took me to the side, told me something on the low
"If they're friends of yours or not, I'ma say it so you know

Let them play a couple minutes then I promise we can go
They probably never had a father show them how to throw"

I'm a part of him as much as he's a part of me
That's what my father figured father figures ought to be

You don't know about the game?
Let me show you A to Z
That's what my father figured father figures ought to be

There's a time to be a man, and a time to be a G
That's what my father figured father figures ought to be

I aint gotta prove nothing
All I got to be is me
That's what my father figured father figures ought to be

Have you ever loved somebody till it hurts?
Loss of words when describing what they're worth?

Got a new sense of purpose ever since I witnessed birth
My baby needs something, watch daddy move the Earth

Father of the year that's the status I achieve
I need my seeds more than I need to breathe

Down for yours? I'd do time for mine
Would you kill for yours? I would die for mine

Every day is such a blessing
Eager to teach you life lessons even after your adolescence

I won't lie about it,
it's the world that I give you in a messed up state...
So important you contribute

There's nothing you can do when people judge you visibly
But holler at your boy if they threaten you physically

If I ought to... I'll chin-check em if I got to
Regardless you know Daddy got you

I'm a part of Them as much as they're a part of me
That's what my father figured father figures ought to be

You don't know about the game?
Let me show you A to Z
That's what my father figured father figures ought to be

There's a time to be a man and a time to be a G
That's what my father figured father figures ought to be

I aint gotta prove nothing
All I got to be is me
That's what my father figured father figures ought to be