[Verse]
Geah..
My biological father stepped off, and you picked up the slack
Kept me safe and made sure I never picked up the strap
Most my uncles was addicted to crack
Married my mother, and treated me like ya own
There's nothin' bigger than that
You gave me everything I needed, I'm just givin' it back
It's real, you stood by me when my mother passed
Even gave me my first job, had me cuttin' grass
Had me paintin' houses, I was fuckin' mad
I was too busy playin' puff and pass
I was worried 'bout my first record
You was always on my ass about my work ethic
You was never selfish with your moves
Thankful for the guidance, the shelter and the food
The clothes, the love, the help when I'm confused
Never hesitate to tell me when you felt I couldn't prove
This is real, n***a
You the man I would hope to be
Never gave up on me neither, that's what's dope to me
'Bout to set you straight for life, how it's supposed to be
That's why I wrote this poetry with so much potency
My brother died, and you still stayed
Did the graveyard shift to get the bills paid
It's like we was fightin' death in a steel cage
When we ain't have nothin' left, you made me feel brave
Look, here go the deal
It's because of you I know that superheroes are real
Thou shall not show fear on the field
'Cause if ya mind ain't clear you get killed
You don't hear me
These are lessons that he gave me as a young'un
If you don't love her never have a baby by a woman
It's comin' straight from the kid
Big round of applause for all the greatness you did
You gettin' sick, they say you might not be able to live
Thank you for everything that you was able to give
I'm sayin', I was hopin' death never would get you
But one thing for sure, I will never forget you
I'm sayin', you taught me wrong from right
And you inspired every word for the songs I write
I'm prayin' that you stay strong and fight
This a father and a son, we got a bond for life, it's PAYNE!!!
[Outro]
You know some shit
You just can't say to a person in they face
So I'd rather put it on wax
And let you hear it, and kindly walk away, ya dig me
I can't deal with the emotions all the time, man
Some of the realest shit I ever wrote
Hey Fonk, good lookin' homeboy
It's The Elohim, EIMG