I still remember the moment that you opened your eyes,
and the rush that came over my body first time hearing you cry,
And the way you squeezed my finger, it was fit for a man
I promised I would be your daddy, and do the best that I can
I showed you off to all my peeps, told them this is my love,
My baby boy I named you Kale, and it fit like a glove,
Uncharacteristic of, for drug addicts to drop them and quit,
But once I held you I knew that I loved more than this shit,
To much to forget, and everyday I live for ya,
I’m here for ya, anything I have I’ll give for ya,
All of myself, my heart, my body, my life,
I love you so much, that’s why I made your mother my wife,
But since you’ve been on this earth it’s been a wild and crazy safari,
It didn’t work out with your mommy and I, and Daddy’s sorry,
Someday I hope you’ll forgive me, and try to understand why,
Til’ then just dry your eyes, because your Daddy’s by your side.
I miss you son, when you are not in your home,
Waking up to an empty house, the sound of being alone,
And I choke up, looking at the space where your bed sat,
Replaying times when you’d kick me in the face and knock my head back,
You were maybe a year, but to you that is eternity
I love you, it’s concerning me, cuz daddy means security,
But I can’t for surety, protect my baby and it’s burning me,
The courts keep on jerking me, while the worm just keeps on working me,
But daddy’s tryin’, staying mad to keep from cryin’,
Pain is multiplyin’, to the point I think I’m dyin’,
I used to chase you round’ the house, playing hide and go seek,
Now I chase around your pictures and I cry with no sleep,
Choke up and can’t speak, my love for you I’ll never deny,
Not for no amount of money, worm, pursuit of a high,
Will make me compromise, your faith in me, you’re part of my life
So baby dry your eyes, cuz your Daddy’s by your side.
Maybe one day, I hope we can collab on a track,
Or just go fishing while we talk over a stogie and a six pack,
Cuz this man, is bleedin’ for a life with his son,
Where I slow down, instead of livin’ life on the run,
And life on the edge, cuz that’s all that I’ve known for a while,
Your deep in my head, when I think of you, it’s hard not to smile,
I see myself in my child, so when I look in his eyes,
It’s like “The Mirror of My Life”, starring two identical guys,
I promise I will be there, everyday after school,
And I’ll meet your little homies, cuz you’re nothing but cool,
Just don’t be a fool, and let it all go straight to your head,
Cuz that’s what your daddy did, he’s lucky he’s not dead,
And he’s lucky he’s got you, and son you’re making me proud
My little man, I love you Kale and I’ll say it out loud.
This song is over now, but here’s a word for the wise,
I’m always here to dry your eyes, cuz your Father’s on your side.
and the rush that came over my body first time hearing you cry,
And the way you squeezed my finger, it was fit for a man
I promised I would be your daddy, and do the best that I can
I showed you off to all my peeps, told them this is my love,
My baby boy I named you Kale, and it fit like a glove,
Uncharacteristic of, for drug addicts to drop them and quit,
But once I held you I knew that I loved more than this shit,
To much to forget, and everyday I live for ya,
I’m here for ya, anything I have I’ll give for ya,
All of myself, my heart, my body, my life,
I love you so much, that’s why I made your mother my wife,
But since you’ve been on this earth it’s been a wild and crazy safari,
It didn’t work out with your mommy and I, and Daddy’s sorry,
Someday I hope you’ll forgive me, and try to understand why,
Til’ then just dry your eyes, because your Daddy’s by your side.
I miss you son, when you are not in your home,
Waking up to an empty house, the sound of being alone,
And I choke up, looking at the space where your bed sat,
Replaying times when you’d kick me in the face and knock my head back,
You were maybe a year, but to you that is eternity
I love you, it’s concerning me, cuz daddy means security,
But I can’t for surety, protect my baby and it’s burning me,
The courts keep on jerking me, while the worm just keeps on working me,
But daddy’s tryin’, staying mad to keep from cryin’,
Pain is multiplyin’, to the point I think I’m dyin’,
I used to chase you round’ the house, playing hide and go seek,
Now I chase around your pictures and I cry with no sleep,
Choke up and can’t speak, my love for you I’ll never deny,
Not for no amount of money, worm, pursuit of a high,
Will make me compromise, your faith in me, you’re part of my life
So baby dry your eyes, cuz your Daddy’s by your side.
Maybe one day, I hope we can collab on a track,
Or just go fishing while we talk over a stogie and a six pack,
Cuz this man, is bleedin’ for a life with his son,
Where I slow down, instead of livin’ life on the run,
And life on the edge, cuz that’s all that I’ve known for a while,
Your deep in my head, when I think of you, it’s hard not to smile,
I see myself in my child, so when I look in his eyes,
It’s like “The Mirror of My Life”, starring two identical guys,
I promise I will be there, everyday after school,
And I’ll meet your little homies, cuz you’re nothing but cool,
Just don’t be a fool, and let it all go straight to your head,
Cuz that’s what your daddy did, he’s lucky he’s not dead,
And he’s lucky he’s got you, and son you’re making me proud
My little man, I love you Kale and I’ll say it out loud.
This song is over now, but here’s a word for the wise,
I’m always here to dry your eyes, cuz your Father’s on your side.
