Big K.R.I.T. - Rich Dad, Poor Dad Lyrics
[Intro:]Remember a child's places what I often heard while askingAbout the things no adolescent could imagineTrying on the pants of a man I had not yet becomeHands too small to button the buttons my father often fastenedWhile speaking on his dreams and ambitions although I could never understandThere was comfort that I listened, with mention to be better than him[Verse 1:]Be a better man in the world of negligencePedophilic malvolence, don't trust your reverendWhen they settling for settlementsLock your doors, shut your windows, don't let the devil inThe media graffiti-a with relishmentsMoney, cars, and clothes I suppose what successful isThey say so you're oats, it's natural to experimentBut don't get stuck and *****ing run amok - be celibateOnly 14 when I first cutI wasn't her first, I had to strap upAnd thank God for them condoms that my papa gave meCause a convo 'bout birds and bees wouldn't save meFrom a child I couldn't shoulder, pushin' in a strollerDown the streets of 3OB while all my homies asked to hold 'emProceed to play ball, when he cried I can't console himI truly wasn't ready for kids, that's what he told me[Bridge:]I had a rich dad, poor dadI had a rich dad, poor dadI had a rich dad, poor dadI had a rich dad, poor dad[Verse 2:]Never in a sense of money spentChristmas trees are beautiful without presents up under themLead by example, don't get caught up in the raptureLife is just a raffle, mostly pain, but some laughterThe older that you get, it's even harder to believeNo superheroes on TV you used to seeRemember that I told you slow down, control your speedThe more you walk with God, the harder it is to scrape your kneeI remember when I fell from my first bikeThere were no "are you okays" and rarely "are you alrights"Just dirt in my pockets, handful of gravelThat's when I realized that getting up is only half the battleThe fear of falling off will haunt me well into my teensThe moment that the world took a shit upon my dreamsCause money is the root, and love is all we hadIn fact, I'm glad, I had a rich dad, poor dad[Bridge]
