Father - Intellectual

[Intro]

I guess I got a confession

I got daddy issues

In the sense of him not being here

Go figure right

I guess I'm a statistic

But fuck it

What a better time to tell him how I feel about him

Than on my debut?

So if your listening

Listen

[Verse 1]

Dear Father, what the fuck's the matter with you?

Was Mother not good enough? Was I a fuckin' issue?

You begged for her to have me, crying into tissues

Now here I am, nigga, you gone and I don't miss you

Why? 'Cause you were one of these people that were inside your life

But you were never here, and so you never get that right

See, you never took a moment to teach me how to be a man

And yet, you not being around is what made me into a man

The irony is murder, but I'll show you no gratitude

'Cause mother was the only one to deal with my attitude

See mothers love and cherishing, fathers show discipline

But Mother was all I had, when I'd scream, she was listening

Listen, nigga, I met you once and I hated it

It was graduation you missed, I live to replay this shit

Ain't this some shit? I wanted to save this for a while

I hope they cut your balls off, so this don't happen to another child

[Hook]

Dear Father

I'm gon' make you wish you took the time

To do your job as a man, and stay a part of my life

Dear Father

I'm gon' make sure you regret the day

You chose you didn't want me, and chose to walk away

'Cause I'm grown now and doing it

Better than you ever did

And me being like you is something I never will

Live with it

(You walked out)

Live with it

(Look)

Live with it

[Verse 2]

Do you know how it feels to see your mother struggle?

Bills coming, meals needed, all this got her puzzled

Do you know how it feels to see her always shedding tears?

'Cause a man she once loved, left her with a child and fears

Worried about survival, how to reward my grades

But as a child all these things never crossed my brain

'Cause she wore a smile on her face, and always made it happen

And for that I'll give her the world, but as for you, Father, I'm snapping

Not a call or check-up to see how your seed's doing

But when I blow up, if you call I'mma see through it

There would be a rare moment where [?] and you'd yell at the top of yours lungs how heartbreaking, slow

You'd hang up on my mother without a care 'bout how she feels

And the more I think about it, I just wanna grip the steel

But you ain't worth the ammunition

You ain't worth the trigger finger, or the fetal position, nigga

[Hook]

Dear Father

I'm gon' make you wish you took the time

To do your job as a man, and stay a part of my life

Dear Father

I'm gon' make sure you regret the day

You chose you didn't want me, and chose to walk away

Cause I'm grown now and doing it

Better than you ever did

And me being like you is something I never will

Live with it

(You walked out)

Live with it

(Lord Lord)

Live with it

[Verse 3]

I love thy Mother and Father, Lord, you can hold

Me accountable, 'cause it's something I don't condone

I'm not one to honor a man who don't deserve it

And mine just ain't worth it, in reality, he's worthless

See my Lord, I understand he's my parent, but he ain't act it, he was just my transport to this planet

Dear Lord

He walked out on my Mother, so beautiful

So fuck that nigga, I won't be at his funeral

Dear Lord

As far as I'm concerned, you're the only Father I got

'Cause his spot wasn't earned

And it burns, but it's bittersweet

I've learned life lessons from falling on my face without a man in my section

Just Mother, oh Mother, and my stance on these feet

Each beef done with, I survived from these streets

Fully grown, and raw, with a talent that's well done

The seed turned to a better tree than it fell from

[Hook]

Dear Father

I'm gon' make you wish you took the time

To do your job as a man, and stay a part of my life

Dear Father

I'm gon' make sure you regret the day

You chose you didn't want me, and chose to walk away

Cause I'm grown now and doing it

Better than you ever did

And me being like you is something I never will

Live with it

(You walked out)

Live with it

[Outro]

Yeah me

You one to dig

Love you, Moms

*kiss*

Had to get that off my chest