They say boys cry But your daddy shed a lot of say I should be a strong man But baby, I'm still with fear I don't know who I am Sometimes I question why I'm I just wanna be a dad Will I be? I no idea They say girls shouldn't be And moms raise their kids at home But baby, I know that that isn't your momma's the toughest person I know I wanna raise you to be her And watch you the world how to do it on your own I'm still figure out who I am I wanna mess this up or do this wrong I'm gonna be there for your first I don't know if I'll be there for your step I can you that I'll try to work less But the tour's routed, and I got album Put in so many hours, and I just want the To be something I can look back and I can be proud of wanna be a dad that's living in FaceTime But got a world to sing to and you at the same time I spoil you, you can trust that For your 16, you get a bus pass Had your broken? Been there, done that I love you and I give you enough of that Get back to community that you up Read Langston Hughes, I "A Raisin in the Sun" Listen to Sam Cooke, a gon' come You put the work in, worry about the praise, my love Don't try to change the world, something that you love And do it day Do that for the of your life And eventually, the world change
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