Joey Wolfe - Dear Son lyrics

[Intro] Uh, mic check 1-2, 1-2 Yeah, can you-- hold up is the ba** in my headphones? Okay, alright, yeah Listen, listen, listen, alright [Verse 1] Uh, son I hope you heed these words And understand the words I share with you ain't meant to feed the birds But if one day you choose to fly away, I hope the lesson's learned And I hope your revenue expanded far beyond the booth But this the only way that I could make a different life for you Yeah, believe me man I try for you So when you see the growth the outcome proves I only speak the truth Check, alright listen, listen, alright Uh, and I hope you never feel your back against the wall But as long as you could trust my hand I'll never let you fall Cause I could show you steps in life when I believe you've learned to crawl I pray you never think to follow my path Well history repeats itself, but never question the past I been the man, I put this city on my back I'll show you what I made it past so that respect you'll never lack See, baby boy we not too different you and I You the promise that I'll never let my conscience compromise You my seed to carry on my name and knowledge of the wise And I promise you I'll never let you see your father cry I'll be your superhero, here to save the day If you find yourself in trouble or get lost along the way Be there to catch you 'fore you fall, so that you never lose your faith Listen, keep your innocence alive Don't be quick to stain your soul, that's when your heart gets jeopardized When you see the bad this world possesses through forbidden eyes Cause you choose to bite the fruit instead of living in disguise sh**, but hell we share that quality I was a rebel since my birth, I'm sure to pa** on to my seed But if you choose to trust in someone, you could put your faith in me Cause if we both were short of breath, I'd blow to you and let you breathe Motivate myself so that the day that you're conceived I'll hand you everything you want: a mockingbird, a diamond ring And be the man to stand behind you if one day you have a dream I'm here to make sure you don't make the same mistakes You'll make your own, but if you grab the wheel be sure to hit the brakes Cause if you try to move too fast, you'll learn that life decides your fate Don't have no fears, I'm here to always protect So that you never shed a tear, I'll take the pain that you neglect If I inspire only one, I hope it's you who I affect Chickety-check, yo yo Uh, see you'll learn when you get older Daddy went against the odds Was on my own by age 15 and still I worked to be the boss And you might ask about my past and wonder how I handled it all Cause I'll stand on broken knees before I give it up and fall I enlighten you with knowledge Put you in private schools and mold your mind So you can go to college And make something of yourself, so when you ask for it you got it Yeah, listen, listen Mic check Uh hold on, slow it down Alright, yeah Alright let's get it But this is just a letter to you To let you know I'm working hard to make the future bright and blue So if one day we sit and chat, you know us two inside a room? You'll ask, "Well how'd it all get started? How'd you live by what you do?" And I'll pull this record out and say, "I'll play a song for you"