89 We say hello
He says goodbye
Daddy left when I was 3 and made us cry
You and I we had to make it
You found a way
Drama came and friends left but mamma stayed
Through everything, all the fights and all the pain
All the change. I hate my dad don't want his name
Told my mom that I'm a Waln didn't understand
All the things going on between her and my fam
But I was stubborn. I know that I make it hard
You always said "Son I know you're gonna make it far"
Believe that I need that in dark times
I think of what you did for me and my heart shines
You took my hand up this mountain made it your climb
So when I shine, mom you shine
Yeah a single mother with the odds stacked
You did your best
One day I'll bring it all back
Lived all my life just me and you
Every single storm that you seen me through
Cuz I ain't have a dad and we ain't need no man
Raised by a woman you made me a man
I gotta leave home because heart will roam
I gotta let you to know that you're not alone
I can let it rock and you will be my stone
Forever in my heart you will be my stone
You always gave me what I needed somehow always found the time
Single parent it's apparent that you stayed up on your grind
I remember you would put me first
It was hard but you said "son it could be worse"
And you were right, it's funny
Looking back the days were sunny
You kept me smiling even though we didn't have the money
That other people did, somehow you made it happen
I promise momma that I'm gonna do it when I'm rapping
Cuz you took me everywhere in my cap and my backpack
20 Years later now I'm rapping in snapbacks
I'm rocking the long braids, we came a long way
You kept me on the right road away from the wrong way
Forever I'm grateful for the life you gave
The tears that we cried, the sacrifice you made
Yeah a single mother with the odds stacked
You did your best
One day I'll bring it all back
Lived all my life just me and you
Every single storm that you seen me through
Cuz I ain't have a dad and we ain't need no man
Raised by a woman you made me a man
I gotta leave home because heart will roam
I gotta let you to know that you're not alone
I can let it rock and you will be my stone
Forever in my heart you will be my stone
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Like A Rock - Frank Waln
