They say boys cry But your daddy shed a lot of They say I should be a man But baby, I'm filled with fear I don't know who I am Sometimes I why I'm here I wanna be a good dad Will I be? I have no They say girls be tough And moms should raise kids at home But baby, I that that isn't true your momma's the toughest person I know I raise you to be like her And watch you show the how to do it on your own I'm tryna figure out who I am I don't wanna this up or do this wrong I'm gonna be there for your first I don't know if I'll be for your first step I can promise you that I'll try to less But the routed, and I got this album Put in so many hours, and I just the outcome To be something I can look back and I can be proud of Don't be a dad that's living in FaceTime But I've got a world to sing to and you at the same I spoil you, you can trust that For your sweet 16, you get a bus Had heart broken? Been there, done that I love you and I can't give you of that Get back to community that you up Read Langston Hughes, I suggest "A in the Sun" Listen to Sam Cooke, a change come You put the work in, don't about the praise, my love Don't try to the world, find something that you love And do it day Do that for the of your life And eventually, the world change
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I recommend that you read The Listen to your teachers, but in calculus Tell the truth, regardless of the And every day, give momma a compliment Take your to the prom But get too drunk hanging out the limo Slow dance your woman in your arms Sneak after but boy, you better tiptoe Don't wake your mom up, do yoga, learn 'bout By god, believe the The quickest way to happiness? Learning to be Ask more questions, talk yourself less Steady Bowie, James Bowen and 2Pac Watch the sun set with best from a rooftop Wear a helmet, don't be Jaywalk, but look you do it If it snows, go outside, build a jump, get some Get a sled, the hill with your friends till it melts
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be patient, one more month You'll wrap fingers round my thumb are changing, I know, but who am I if I'm the person you If I'm still up, up, up, up If I'm growing up, up, up, up I'm growing up