They say don't cry But your daddy shed a lot of They say I should be a man But baby, I'm filled with fear I don't know who I am Sometimes I why I'm here I just wanna be a dad Will I be? I have no They say girls be tough And moms raise their kids at home But baby, I know that isn't true Cause your the toughest person I know I wanna you to be like her And watch you show the how to do it on your own I'm still figure out who I am I don't mess this up or do this wrong I'm gonna be there for your breath I know if I'll be there for your first step I can you that I'll try to work less But the tour's routed, and I got album Put in so hours, and I just want the outcome To be that I can look back and I can be proud of wanna be a dad that's living in FaceTime But got a world to sing to and you at the same time I won't spoil you, you can that For your sweet 16, you get a bus Had your broken? Been there, done that I love you and I can't give you of that Get back to that raised you up Read Langston Hughes, I suggest "A in the Sun" Listen to Sam Cooke, a change gon' You put the work in, worry about the praise, my love try to change the world, find something that you love And do it day Do that for the rest of life And eventually, the will change
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