Pops

[Intro: Sean's Dad] Hey Sean this is dad. Hey what's going on? Hey, just calling to let you know I been thinking about you, whatever Hoping and praying with winning for you this year, you know? And if I don't get to talk to you sometime today, uh in 2011, I will talk to you next year Hope to hear from you soon. Alright, later [Verse 1] You had the chance to be the opposite of another statistic Loving her was cool but havin' me wasn't the mission Kissing turned into something and then you turned up missing Having to see hopefully it was her decision Or at least that's how the story goes when painted in my head These are things that I think about when laying in my bed, thoughts Got my mind going on a trip like no other Was it just the one hit? Did you really love her? I don't really care I'm getting older and I'm past that It was just me and my momma rollin' in the hatchback Doin' all the daddy work that you were supposed to Every back to school night you would never show, fool No bad blood, you was probably busy though, so I never showed that it bothered me just like a lot of things Hoping I would get lucky one day just like a lottery winner But for now another cold winter [Hook] Dear father one time, let me express how I feel through these rhymes Dear father one time, let me express how I feel through these rhymes La da da da, da da (How's it going?) La da da da, da da La da da da, da da (How's it going?) La da da da, da da [Verse 2] Finally got to meet you when I was about 10 Momma said "your father is coming around 10," shy kid Hardly ever spoke til I warmed up So I was kinda awkward ever since you rolled up You said, "Hey son" and I didn't say much So nervous I lost my appetite I couldn't eat lunch Met my brothers for the first time when I arrived Then I met my other two sisters it was quite the surprise This is like a second life for me, imagine my mind Blowin' up inside, double take, I had to rewind Quite a lot for a young boy to take in, you been vacant In my life, barely found out your name was Kent And I'm supposed to call you dad the reason I was mad I thought my mother was my dad thought you never had a chance But you showed up out the blue skies, through the pain and the cryin' At least you tried [Hook] [Verse 3] I'm a grown man now so I can't be mad Threw my grudges out the window but it's still stuck in my mental From time to time I wonder why the hell I got declined Livin' without a father don't you know it's hard to climb? Society is blind why we livin' this way? Black man in America is hard to escape Stereotypes, wrong from right, we can't decide But pops I forgive you cause it's petty shit now Life is way too short to carry this frown Life is way too short so I carry this crown King in my own eyes when I look in the mirror Nephew under my wing so he won't be unfamiliar With how to treat a woman and how to fight his fights When the dark is chasin' him I'll teach him how to reach the light Yo, I should call you back I'll probably do it soon Matter of fact I'll do it right after I finish this tune [Hook x 2] [Outro: Sean & His Nephew] Sean: So tell me, are you a leader or a follower? Nephew: I'm a leader! Sean: Okay then, what's the three rules? Break it down for me. And hey, think before you answer Nephew: I got it! Always look a person in the eye. Do that and they'll respect you better. Two was, to never be afraid to ask you for anything. Stealing isn't necessary. And the last one I think was to never respect anybody who doesn't respect you back. That right? Sean: Yeah, yeah you got it.....What do you know about sex? Nephew: I know a little bit Sean: Oh yeah? What little bit is that? Nephew: I know, I take a girl, stick my thing in her and nine months later a baby comes out Sean: You think that's it? Nephew: Basically, yeah! Sean: Well remember this. Any fool with a dick can make a baby but only a real man can raise his children