LL Cool J - Father Lyrics
I swear to tell the truth and nothin but the truth...So help me godI just felt like tellin the story of my lifeFelt like, maybe somebody could be inspired, you know?We all feel pain, we all go through thingsBut its time to overcome all thatVerse one: ll cool jIf your plane crashed in the water and everybody diedWould you drown on purpose or try to survive?I was born handicapped my arm wouldnt moveThey called me a cripple pops caught an attitudeBeat my moms smoked lye drove trucksMy moms had a miscarriage, he didnt give a *****He sniffed some coke, come homeBeat up on my moms cause shes talkin on the phoneCome onChorus: ll cool j and singers(all I ever wanted)All I ever wanted(all I ever needed)All I ever needed(was a father)Was a father(thats all)Thats all!(all I ever wanted)All I ever wanted(all I ever needed)All I ever needed... was a father(was a father)Verse two: ll cool jMoms got tired of the beatings said, yo, we got to goPacked up her bags we bounced out the doShe said, I aint takin these whippins no moI wanna live to see my little todd growI remember tear drops on my pops faceLookin down at me standin on the staircaseHandsome brother with a smooth goateeMakes me wonder why he act so ugly, you feelin me?(Im feelin you)ChorusVerse three: ll cool jMy pops got drunk when me and my moms bouncedSwigged some jack dan, sniffed up a ounceGrabbed the shotty left long isle for queensPossesed by a demon... a devil it seemedI was too young to understand the riskWhen your moms come home off the midnight shiftShe turned around heard the shotgun clickMy pops said, you think that you could leave me?He blasted my moms in the backShe fell down screamin I cant forget thatMy grandfather tried to close the doHe got shot ten times in the stomach yo, for realChorusVerse four: ll cool jMy head was spinnin, I had never seen bloodFour years old, this dont feel like loveAnyway, pops dissapearedGrandpops and moms healed up over the yearsThis therapist got up in her headLed her to believe without him shed be deadYou know, they fell in love with one anotherEverything seemed right thats word to motherUntil I started gettin beatings everdaySometimes for going outside to playLate at night on my knees Id prayA young child, wishin the pain would go awayDad where was you when he made me stripBeat with belts like a slave with a whipKicked me down steps outside in the snowPunched me in the chest stomped me out on the floThats just the tip of the iceberg lookIts too long for a song but perfect for a bookWord is bond, thats real babyChorus
