[Hook]
[Verse One]
Like father, like son, nah... complete opposite
I'm not a coward or scared, I got my common sense
I'm determined not to end up like you
Now I'm grindin' harder with success, despite you
You wanted me aborted, Mom stood up and saved me
Look at me now Dad, look what Mommy made me
Now I admit I used to hate you, but know I appreciate you
My life will always be different so Thank You
You took a lot from me but honestly
I thank Mom-cuz-she
Kept me alive and taught me
What I should grow up not-to-be
We both went to college, both went to Monmouth
You dropped out and I'm graduating, look what I accomplished
Twenty-one years and you missed it, I'm different
You couldn't stick around, too busy being a statistic
50% of Black fathers leave
It don't bother me, I'll be the other have, that's my mom in me
[Hook]
[Verse Two]
You can ask me what I know about you, I wouldn't know much
But I know when my sister died, you didn't show up
I know you got other kids, you took care of all of 'em
But when it comes to me and Manny you won't even call us "Sons"
You went to jail, we don't have the same ways
Did I mention I finished college, Gettin straight A's?
1 in every 9 Black fathers locked up, I got ya
How does it feel to once be on that roster?
See, I could have sold d**, but I didn't
You tried and went to prison, that's a positon I won't ever get in
Ask me to forgive you, I'll laugh and tell you "No Luck"
So don't come knocking on my door when my music blows up
Or when I'm a CPA, I'm successful either way
Everything is clear to me, you encourage me to say
Thank you mom, and a single parent and you saved me
I'm a man now mommy, Look what you made me!
[Hook]
[Verse Three]
They say that once you lose a father, most kids will just break down (Not me)
Get in trouble or use d** for an escape route (Not me)
Low self-esteem, lose confidence overnight
Or deal with ma** depression or live with a damaged social life. (Not me)
Shout outs to those kids who know what I'm talking about
If he left you, he's a man you better off without
And I don't have a son but I plan to
One day I'll raise him, watch him grow into a man too
Give 'em all that kind love, always stand behind them
Give 'em all the things growin' up I was deprived of
I'll be his best friend, straight from the start
He don't exist but already has a place in my heart
I won't ever miss a birthday, never miss a Christmas
Never keep him distant, Because of you, I'll be different
Never keep him far from me
Because I don't ever wanna hear him sing this song to me?
You understand me?
[Hook]
[Outro: Talking]
See, I don't ever see how you can look at yourself in the mirror and think man, forreal
Is okay though, they say I got my mommy's face. Thank God I don't loo like you man
Ay, you got a single parnt, go and tell 'em you love 'em
If your dad still in the picture, tell him you love him man
I love all of y'all