lemme take ya back to the days of my dad
we were chill it was cool till i started gettin tall
got an attitude on shudda chewed on my tongue
hold it there dont speak stay silent for a moment
but i couldnt stand around and watch
my dad wastin away despite his brain sippin on scotch
the fits he was having started gettin out of hand
to this day i dont know how mum managed to land
on 4 feet down the stairs
me in her belly 24 feet drop
still scares me, so tell me
how can i not be thankful just to be alive
that 1 single thing in life is my motive and my drive
and it reminds me of the best thing he ever said
he walked in the room silent, put his hand on my head
"son you gotta break down life n rebuild it from the bottom
if you got the skills to do it and im telling you, you got 'em
so put the effort in build it block by block
life is behind doors so knock n knock
never stop knocking til you get what you came for
and if you get faced with a challenge make sure to put your all
in
stop stallin
dont complain at the hard parts just laugh when ya ballin"