Father Songtext
von Ms. Dynamite

I spent twenty-three years tryna be what you wanted me to be
Though it seemed like you couldn′t see me
'Til I picked up the mic and I was on the TV
Now you′re ringin' off my phone like every week
But where were you at six, seven, eleven, and thirteen
When shit was impossible?
Mama left nine months pregnant
But she came home alone from the hospital
How could you call yourself a man
If you can't love your own unless you can′t control them?
You′d rather destroy their souls and
She was thirteen years old and
You could've protected her innocence from bein′ stolen
And I don't give a damn what you was goin′ through
When mama wasn't able to put food on the table
You left the family unstable
Now you come around actin′ like you owe some kind of appraisal


You can't play like you daddy now
And you can't claim shit ′cause you weren′t around
And you can get mad but what can you do?
You can't tell me shit, I′m grown without you


I spent twenty-three years tryna be the fuckin' man you should be
Takin′ care of your responsibility
Puttin' clothes on our back and shoes on our feet
No help but you always had your bag of weed
Where were you at twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen
When life was unlivable?
Mama was so damn angry
The way she treated me was unforgivable
You call yourself a man
Your oldest son, he had to learn from his sister
How to put a nigga′s fist up
How to fuck a nigga's shit up
And knock out any motherfucker
That'd come and try and diss us
And I don′t give a damn what you was goin′ through
When I needed savin'
I spent my every second blazin′
A little girl with a blade and
Tryna fuck up or take my life
Just for men to dig my grave in

You can't play like you daddy now (Daddy now)
And you can′t claim shit (You can't claim shit)
′Cause you weren't around (You weren't around)
And you can get mad but what can you do? (What you gonna do?)
You can′t tell me shit, I′m grown without
You (I'm grown without you, no, no)
You can′t play like you daddy now (No, you can't come
And play like, you can′t play like your daddy now)
And you can't claim shit ′cause you weren't around (No no no no no)
And you can get mad but what can you do? (You
Can get mad now but you can't do a damn thing)
You can′t tell me shit, I′m grown without
You (I'm grown without you, without you)

I′m grown without you
I've grown without you
Can′t, can't come and, come and tell me, do not