daddy's Heart

This is a story about the original Caesar
A king amongst kings
The strongest man I've ever known

A country that was so racist, a people that felt so cold
Most times he felt outta place, in his mind he would never fold
See he just had a son, he was only 'bout a year old
His wife showed him the sun, the little boy was his soul
Working a decent job, he made a life that was stable
Always hustling to provide and put the food on the table
The odds that were stacked against him, a lotta brothers ain't last
But the scars that he bore remind him: ain't come here to give up fast
Despair, dark, memories, combust, burnin' desire
The very air that he breathes is just fanning the fire
Came to this place to succeed, he must build an empire
Do it for his family, man he's gotta lift them up higher
Work a shift in the day, take a shift in the night
Hardly spent no time at home
He cannot afford to rest, had his eyes dead set on his vision
Little boy wanna play, work would take him away
Hard to leave em alone
Felt a pain that tore his chest, sacrifice he made for his mission
At the factory was a guy, he always seeming to spite him
Dirty look in his I eye, like he's really scheming to fight him
On a cold night guy called him out back, squash the beef was the plan
Suspicious but he would meet, he ain't never ran from no man
Soon as he stepped outside dude charged and pulled out a knife
Had been ready to head back home, but now he fight for his life
A future for baby boy, and happiness for his wife
This is what it was like, the only black amongst whites
Blade rip, two piece on the chin, heart racin', it's do or die
Pumpin' love and the pain rushing hot through his veins, like a fuel, inferno, survive
With a knee on the chest and the shank on the ground
Shoulda stuck it right through his eye
But he stopped the attack, in his mind rang a sound
Pulled it back cos he heard his son cry

Same voice he heard back then, is what you hearing right now
Coulda never hopped on the mic if my dad put 'em in the ground
Wasted away in prison, ain't pave a path for his heir
On that cold and so fateful night, there was more than one life he spared
Daddy's heart