Everybody's asking me
lately where I'm from
They wanna know what I've been
through and what dirt I've done
But man if I told you what I've seen and
been through then you probably run off
If your scared of the truth so instead
in secret lined in chalk
See I've been lost ever
since I could walk
Looking for my daddy and anyone of
mamma's boyfriends who would talk
Or listen to me when I spoke instead
of looking at me like a joke
Leaving me behind leaving me to cry
when you treated my mom ma like a ho
But I learned quick that my daddy
wasn't ever gonna come around
And I didn't give a shit 'cause me
and my momma we held it down
No new kicks first day of school
I'm goodwill bound
But when you come from the trench
that's how you learn to walk around
So I don't give a fuck if you ever lay eyes
on top of my new shoes homey
I just wanted you to know I didn't need
a dollar from you I got 'em myself
So if you find yourself in the middle of the floor
with the bottle drinking yourself lonely
Then you can keep company with the picture of me in
the magazine on the shelf turn the page
Daddy can you see me? I'm putting on a show
In the magazines, hear me on the radio
So what do you think huh?
(Well I hope that your proud now,
to watch it all go down)
I'm sorry daddy you didn't
get to watch me grow
Now I'm always on the road
no time to say hello
Bye (and I hope that your proud now,
to watch it all go down)
Yeah mamma you look great, perfect
Be safe on your first date, for certain
If he brings you home too late,
I'll hurt him
Don't worry bout me I'm safe
I'll close the curtains
And I feel like I'm raising you
but what do I know baby blue
All I know is that I was made in you
so I put all my faith in you
Yeah I was only ten but I felt
like a man and I had to let you go
All I wanted was for us to be rich
tear drops in my cereal bowl
So I turned into an asshole young and dumb
smoking weed
Vandalizing, robbing houses,
stealing cars, that was me
But everything I did I had to see
Feel the pain, had to grieve
To become who I am and I'm proud
of the man I came to be
What I've learned cannot be
taught
What I've earned cannot be bought
Justified deserve it all
So don't be concerned it's not your fault
I never counted sheep
I count my blessings
So if you see him now momma don't give him the
cold shoulder just give him my message just tell him
Daddy can you see me? I'm putting on a show
In the magazines, hear me on the radio
So what do you think huh?
(Well I hope that your proud now,
to watch it all go down)
I'm sorry daddy you didn't
get to watch me grow
Now I'm always on the road
no time to say hello
Bye (and I hope that your proud now,
