**Intro (6 bars)** Yeah… Another broken home, another young soul lost Mama did her best but we still paid the cost Empty chair at the table, silence in the air Ask me ’bout my father… shit, he was never there Just a shadow in my past, a name I barely knew Now I’m growin’ up angry, tryna make it through **Verse 1 (16 bars)** I remember nights hearin’ mama cry alone Bills past due, stress heavy in the home She would wipe her tears quick, tell me “stay strong” But I could see the pain, somethin’ clearly wrong Other kids talkin’ ’bout they dads at the game I was sittin’ in the stands feelin’ shame in my name Teacher asked about him, I ain’t know what to say Just shrugged my shoulders like he drifted away Started actin’ out, yeah I needed attention Got into some trouble, ended up in detention Mama lookin’ tired, but she still show affection While I’m fightin’ inner demons I ain’t even mention I was mad at the world, didn’t know who to blame So I carried all the hurt like a permanent stain Tried to play it off cool, tried to bury the pain But that void in my chest never fade, never change **Chorus (8 bars)** *(Male R&B voice)* Daddy wasn’t there… now I’m lost in the rain Tryna find a way to heal all this pain All these questions in my heart, no replies Just a young soul growin’ up with these lies Daddy wasn’t there… but I still stand tall Even when I feel like I might just fall Tryna be the man I ain’t never seen Break the cycle, be better than what I been **Verse 2 (16 bars)** As I got older, shit got harder to ignore Started wonderin’ why he ain’t fight for more Was I not enough? Did he walk out easy? Left us in the struggle while he livin’ freely He missed birthdays, holidays, every milestone Now I’m out here tryna make it on my own Learned how to hustle, learned how to survive But I never learned what it meant to be a guide Got trust issues deep, I don’t let nobody close Every time I love, I expect the ghost I done hurt good people, I admit it, it’s true ’Cause I fear they gon’ leave like he used to do Mama said “forgive him,” but it’s hard to let go When the scars run deep and they constantly show Tryna build myself up from the pieces I know But that missing piece still leave a hole in my soul **Chorus (8 bars)** *(Male R&B voice)* Daddy wasn’t there… now I’m lost in the rain Tryna find a way to heal all this pain All these questions in my heart, no replies Just a young soul growin’ up with these lies Daddy wasn’t there… but I still stand tall Even when I feel like I might just fall Tryna be the man I ain’t never seen Break the cycle, be better than what I been **Verse 3 (16 bars)** Now I got a son, and I look in his eyes Swear to God I won’t repeat them same lies I’ma be right there every step of the way Show him love every night, every single day Teach him how to stand, how to fight, how to feel Let him know his father always keep it real Even when it’s hard, I ain’t runnin’ away I’ma break every chain that was put in my way Still I wonder sometimes if he think of me If he ever regret what he chose to be If he see my face when he try to sleep Or if I’m just a memory buried too deep But I ain’t waitin’ on him to come make it right I done turned all my pain into strength and light Yeah, he wasn’t there, but I’m still in the fight Turned a broken past into a better life **Chorus (8 bars)** *(Male R&B voice)* Daddy wasn’t there… now I’m lost in the rain Tryna find a way to heal all this pain All these questions in my heart, no replies Just a young soul growin’ up with these lies Daddy wasn’t there… but I still stand tall Even when I feel like I might just fall Tryna be the man I ain’t never seen Break the cycle, be better than what I been **Outro (6 bars)** Yeah… To every kid growin’ up feelin’ alone You can build your own path, make a life of your own Don’t let the past define who you gon’ be You can rewrite the story, you can still be free Even when the one you needed wasn’t there… You can rise above it all, show the world you care
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