CHORUS
Though the locusts broke your home
I'm a take back what they stole
Mend the bits of broken soul
Now you still gotta have hope
VERSE ONE
In a moment you're sixteen, chilling with your lover
Next you're seventeen, about to be father
Never thought that life would take us down this road
Two lost souls, too young with no control
Some wanted him gone even before his life began
We said never that, let's run for the hills
Took a bit of time, Took another risk
Put my life on the line, because his life is mine
I can't believe I'm sitting here in this hospital
The doctor said you can cut his umbilical
I hold him in my arm, My finger fills his palm
A love like no other, a son and his father
Not going to be another young black statistic
I'll Be there for my son, work hard till I feel sick
Never knew that he'd be gone. Now I'm wondering where to find him
Where do I belong?
CHORUS
Though the locusts broke your home
I'm a take back what they stole
Mend the bits of broken soul
Now you still gotta have hope
VERSE TWO
My reason for life was gone when I lost my son
A walking carcus is what I had become
Many wounds to heal, like a war veteron
Fell in love with the green hurb, trying to ease the hurt
They say black males, we're all wasted and jaded
They don't see the point, life is complicated
On the surface they see me young and free, no responsibility
They love to envy my freedom But what kind of liberty is this
My heart is in a chain and all I feel is shame
Every child deserves to grow up with their real father
Tried to play my role, Became a man in that golden archer
Scrambled lungs, so we speak in different tounges
Jammed ears, so all we hear is interferqnce
Lost in our battle against the darker powers
The Cold War will finish with Love & perseverance
CHORUS
Though the locusts broke your home
I'm a take back what they stole
Mend the bits of broken soul
Now you still gotta have hope
VERSE THREE
Lost a lot of time for me and my son to connect
Wish i could watch as he took his first step
Wish i could sit for that boys to man prep
Right now i pa** the knowledge of these life & times
So you don't have to go and step on that same mine
When it blow's it hurts, it's all collateral damage
To all those in broken homes I truly understand it
Life is not perfect, when you look at your frame
No way to explain how it feels to be a father
You lose the one you love, it will always leave a scar
We try to heal the pain and wipe away the shame
Drinking southern Comfort will never bring you comfort
We need to go through it and find true healing
Just open up your fist and embraced Gods Grace
The pain we feel is real but spirit he will heal
Just open up your heart and recieve true peace
CHORUS
Though the locusts broke your home
I'm a take back what they stole
Mend the bits of broken soul
Now you still gotta have hope