Letter to My Father

[Intro: Dro] I never thought I would see the day I reached maturity Spent most my youth looking for financial security From slanging portraits of celebrities to dubs on the corner From Stealing cancer sticks to cheefing on marijuana I always took the right path but ended up on the wrong road Bad decision making was surely my true foe Yeah [Verse 1: Dro] See I grew up in a time where it was deemed unnecessary To have a father cuz a mother had the strength to carry The burden of raising a child on her own But as time went along mothers themselves weren't grown I dodged a bullet made it through my teens without a child Can't say the same for most women I know they child wild Feeling the stress putting on masks to hide the sadness A fake smile can go a mile but tell me where's your passion? Only took him 5 minutes now you stressed for years No more denying this is your child wipe away your tears and be a parent To many times I've seen a single parent neglect their child The one young one in the streets doing bad things running wild You try to teach em a lesson but they often turn their cheek Not paying attention to the words you speak You can ask the parents why but they usually say It doesn't really matter to me [Hook] This is a letter to my father Cuz when my mother gave birth to me that man was gone I didn't mean to be a bother Just Looking for guidance Why did he have to leave me all alone This is a letter to my father Cuz when my mother gave birth to me that man was gone Would I have gone any farther? To many father figures but none of them lasted that long This has been my life [Verse 2: Dro] Never had a rich dad but a poor dad for sure When I got a little older emotions started to show Anger built up inside of me for many years I never wanted too but the time came to face my fears So I took em head on but some battles were lost To the thoughts of a man with the same blood in his veins Wondering if our paths would ever cross I hope not Cuz the first thing I would do is take me fist to his face I'd make him feel the pain that I felt Getting jumped all the time but nobody was there to help Cuz I'm the big kid No one to teach me how to fight, but I still fought back Even though I knew it was trap Just looking for acknowledgment within my neighborhood Seen the gangs gave me a spot but I just misunderstood The life commitment till I D.I.E So many of them fell so I say R.I.P Do they really rest in peace? [Hook] (Outro) To be honest I never really needed a father I wouldn't trade my mother for anything in the world She's always been there for me no matter what Even if my decisions were the wrong ones She told me to follow my dreams And I'm truly grateful to God for letting me have such a great parent This song is for you mama I want to let you know that I appreciate all the bullshit you went through for me