Zion I & The Grouch - Be A Father To Your Child Lyrics
(CHORUS)BE A FATHER, BE A FATHER, BE A FATHER TO YOUR CHILDBE A FATHER, BE A FATHER, BE A FATHER TO YOUR CHILD(ZUMBI)IT ONLY TOOK YOU3 MINUTES TO MAKETHE BABY-IT WAS ALL ABOUT YOU-MUST BE CRAZY-FORGETTING WHILE YOUHITTING IT’S A SACRED ACTAT LEAST HAVE THE DECENCYTO KEEP IT SHRINK-WRAPPED-A SLAP TO THE EGOTHIS ONE’S FOR THEMMANY MEN CAN’T COMPREHENDTHE EXTENT-OF RESPONSIBILITY-YOU TOO CONTENTIT’S A JOB BEING DADDYTHIS IS NO PRETEND-HOW YOU HALF ON A BABYBUT NOWHERE ROUND?ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWNSAD HEART OF A CLOWN-YOU AIN’T GOTTA BE WITH HERCOMMIT TO YOUR CHILD THOUGHON MINES SPEND TIMEHELP THE MIND GROWTHAT’S THE NATURAL-STATE OF BEINGIT’S A PROCESSCYCLICALLY WE REPEATING-I KNOW YOU NEEDED THISENCOURAGEMENT BRUH-REALIZE YOUR SIGNIFIGANCETHE BABY NEEDS LOVE!(CHORUS)BE A FATHER, BE A FATHER, BE A FATHER TO YOUR CHILDBE A FATHER, BE A FATHER, BE A FATHER TO YOUR CHILD(GROUCH)BE A FATHER IF NOT, WHY BOTHER?DON'T LET DOWN YOUR SONS, RAISE YOUR DAUGHTERSYOU DON'T WANNA HAVE TO REGRET IT LATERAND THINK ABOUT THE YEARS YOU MISSEDBEING AFRAID TO JUST FACE THE GREATEST GIFT YOU EVER GAVEOR EVER GIVEN YOU CAUSE YOU WASN'T THAT BRAVETO GROW INTO THE MAN YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BECOMEAND SHOW UP FOR YOUR FAM, DAMN THAT'S DUMBSO MANY PROBLEMS, SO MANY EXCUSESNONE GOOD ENOUGH TO NEGLECT THE YOUTHLET'S GET THE JOB DONE OR COME UP FRUITLESSIT'S NOT TOO LATE TO CORRECT IT DUDEA CHILD BRINGS JOY AND LOVE INTO YOUR LIFEAND IF YOUR READY TO RECEIVE THAT YOU JUST MIGHTRUNNIN' FROM THE MOTHER CAUSE OF PRESSURE AIN'T THE ANSWERTO THE ISSUE OF YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT'S RIGHT(CHORUS)BE A FATHER, BE A FATHER, BE A FATHER TO YOUR CHILDBE A FATHER, BE A FATHER, BE A FATHER TO YOUR CHILD(GROUCH)THE BETTER THAT WE KNOW OUR CHILDRENI SAID, THE MORE LOVE THERE IS, IT KEEPS ON BUILDING'I TRUST IN FAMILY THAT'S REAL WEALTHWHILE OTHERS KEEP SEARCHING TRYING' TO FEEL SELFAND WHEN I LOOK AT MY SEED GROW, I FEEL IT DEEP THOUGHWHEN RIO HUGS HER DADDY, THERE'S NONE EQUALI'LL BE THERE, BEYOND MONEYGIVEN ALL I GOT IN ME TO RAISE GOOD PEOPLE
