[Intro]

This song really hits home for me

In Summer 2009, I found out my biological dad Scott passed away

He drowned in a pond about 5 miles from where I grew up

On Route 7

My dad John raised me up, so I took his last name

But still I regret never knowing a man I'll never get to meet again

[Verse 1]

Last time I seen you was the second grade

Now I'm standing here pouring liquor on your grave

Mmm, Crown has an aftertaste

Let me wipe the grass clippings here from your name

There we go, it's shiny now, looking great

And why I camе? I have stuff I need to say

First of all, it's okay, you made mistakes

Minе was waiting 'til I guess it was too late

You ain't going anywhere for a while, right?

Bad joke, for real, I stayed up all night

Thinkin' 'bout all the things that I've been told

No one says the same thing, so it's getting old

The truth is, the truth died when you did

I will never know you like none of them did

But - I know you would feel this

The same way that you felt me on that first disc

[Chorus]

Keep it on going, flowing, like rain

Life is a pattern, a fractal, a big maze

The lives that we live are twisted in weird ways

So it happens for a reason, believe it to this day

We keep it on going, flowing, like rain

Life is a pattern, a fractal, a big maze

The lives that we live are twisted in weird ways

So it happens for a reason, believe it to this day

[Verse 2]

Met my sis on a chilly day last spring

Chyanna doing really good, now she's 16

She got her learner's too, God help the DMV

I'm just kidding, sis is back on her feet

But Ang and Di, I haven't yet got to see

I hope one day we can all get to meet

I seen pics though, they as cute as can be

Now the big news, something that you won't believe

Tiff is pregnant, she's due in a couple weeks

That's a brand new branch to the family tree

Here's a shot, one for you, one for me

To the future, my wife, and my new seed

We gone name her Molly Jane

And if I have my way, then you know she gonna sing

But only if she want to

That's my lifeblood, nothing that I wouldn't do

[Chorus]

Keep it on going, flowing, like rain

Life is a pattern, a fractal, a big maze

The lives that we live are twisted in weird ways

So it happens for a reason, believe it to this day

We keep it on going, flowing, like rain

Life is a pattern, a fractal, a big maze

The lives that we live are twisted in weird ways

So it happens for a reason, believe it to this day

[Verse 3]

It's getting chilly, I think it's gonna rain soon

The wind is blowing at the flowers that I brought you

But I don't wanna leave, I wanna see it through

And tell you all the things that brought me here to see you

I hold down three jobs, and I bank two

The last saved up to buy stuff for Molly's room

Baby shoes, diapers, or baby food

The same workload got me in a stressed mood

I only have a couple more years left of school

And I will persevere, I know I'll make it through

It's not often that I say it, but I've felt used

Not just by my friends, by my fam, too

But I'll leave you on a good note, auto-tune

My Route 7 album is coming really soon

And when I drop it, I have a copy here for you

Track 6, the realest thing I'll ever do

[Chorus]

Keep it on going, flowing, like rain

Life is a pattern, a fractal, a big maze

The lives that we live are twisted in weird ways

So it happens for a reason, believe it to this day

We keep it on going, flowing, like rain

Life is a pattern, a fractal, a big maze

The lives that we live are twisted in weird ways

So it happens for a reason, believe it to this day

Keep it on going, flowing, like rain

Life is a pattern, a fractal, a big maze

The lives that we live are twisted in weird ways

So it happens for a reason, believe it to this day

We keep it on going, flowing, like rain

Life is a pattern, a fractal, a big maze

The lives that we live are twisted in weird ways

So it happens for a reason, believe it to this day