Mario Saad - DayOne lyrics

[Intro: Phone Ringing] [Hook] Early morning skies before the sun rise Immune to the pain of sacrifice What you put aside for your family Remains true to me, I wish you could see That I see you in me, what we have is an oddity Cause our chemistry is far from a commodity [Verse 1] All I ever wanted was a fraction of your time To frequently congregate around Eating home cooked meals once-a-day Throwing shade at each other For the light that we-put-out yesterday Laughing endlessly, cause when the clock strikes three Street lights become your worst enemy Please don't lose your sanity Without you life would be a tragedy Quietly anticipating your arrival Eyes glued to the side of the window in agony Positioned with a view to catch your headlights When they shine through While Erykah Badu whispers in my left ear Trembling with fear, two o'clocks finally here But I don't hear the sound of the exhaust Approaching anywhere near Mama, could be widowed anytime now See her life flash before her glazed eyes While singing lullabies that are full of lies like "Daddy's going to be home any minute now" Geared up to say goodbye Until you walked through the door What a pleasant surprise Hearing your voice is a blessing in disguise It keeps me alive [Bridge] Enslaved to the money, just to feed us Circulating different regions, to protect us From day one, from day one You've always been about us [Hook] Early morning skies before the sun rise Immune to the pain of sacrifice What you put aside for your family Remains true to me, I wish you could see That I see you in me, what we have is an oddity Cause our chemistry is far from a commodity [Verse 2] You taught me a timeless philosophy "In this world no one ever learns free" We are a rare breed, and in this city marked a low-yield So move cautiously, "Something is better than nothing" He would always preach, reaching For his reading gla**es at the age of sixty two Extending his restless limbs across the living room Begging that I finish school Dropping out is a forbidden fruit There was no second guessing If it wasn't for you, I would be constantly stressing We abused laughter as a mutual remedy Speaking through the phone, our friendship grew rapidly; There's so much, I need to ask before you're gone There's a bunch of advice I need you to expand upon But it's saddens me, how you often confused Continual support, with extrinsic rewards When I needed you the most your heart just stalled Only validated the transaction to soothe your soul Two followed by three zeros down the phone The difficulty of a failed parenting responsibility Would have made you fold, admittedly Extending your hand, the one I craved to hold Is all I desired while I was growing old [Bridge] Enslaved to the money, just to feed us Circulating different regions, to protect us From day one, from day one You've always been about us [Outro: Voicemail] I know you're probably driving right now But just remember that The most expensive currency in this world is time And you cannot buy it off the shelf We might be here today But tomorrow isn't promised, I'm just being honest You're working overtime to accumulate wealth I know bills need to be paid But look at the damage it's doing to your own health Grey hair, hunched back with minimum strength You're innocent man with a strong heart Work ethic that stretches beyond thought I can't thank you enough, I just hope that one day When my time finally arrives I can be at least half the father you are An inspiration to say the least I know God has a special place for you In heaven once you reach But I apologise for all of the times I shied away from verbal compa**ion An unspoken bond that we retained in a sealed package I wasn't man enough to tell you this So I wrote down with a pen 86400 seconds in a day, and I can't even find two To say how much I love you