[Intro] [Verse 1] Father of mine, tell me where have you been? (Where you been, bitch?) You dipped, I was six, little kid in the crib, no kin (No kin, no kin) You know I just closed my eyes, my whole world disappeared (Skrt-skrt) Now it’s “fuck that man,” but I still see your ghost in the mirror (Yeah, fuck boy) Father of mine, take me back to the day (Take me back, huh) Back before the blacked‑out nights and the bills couldn’t get paid (All facts) Yeah, when I was still your golden boy, hope in your face (Golden child) Before you turned cold, hit the road, then erased every trace (Bitch, you ran) I remember blue skies, walkin' the block, no fear (No fear, uh) You talk quick, slick shit, tongue‑twist in my ear (Blah-blah-blah) I loved it when you held me high, when you called me your son (My son, my son) Now it’s “fuck that fraud,” every Father’s Day I run (Fuck you, run it) You would take me to the movie, you would take me to the beach (Let’s ride, let’s ride) Now the only thing you teach is how to leave, how to lie through your teeth (Lie, lie) Take me to a place inside that is so hard to reach (So hard, can’t speak) Where the rage and the pain and the shame all tangle my speech (Goddamn, tongue‑tied) [chorus] (Oh!) Father of mine, tell me where did you go? (Where you go?) You chose coke, cheap smoke, lil’ hoes over your own (Facts, you hoe) Yeah, you had the world inside your hand, but you did not seem to know (You ain’t know, dumb fuck) You let it slip, let it drip, let it crash, let it blow (Boom, boom, bow) Father of mine, tell me what do you see? (What you see?) Do you see me on the screen while you drinkin’ yourself to sleep? (Huh, drink up) When you look back at your wasted life and you don't see me (You don’t, you won’t) Just a fucked‑up legacy that you left on repeat (On God, on repeat) [Verse 2] I was ten years old, doin' all that I could (Lil’ man, no cap) Fight‑flight every night in a fucked‑up hood (Damn, that’s facts) Wasn't easy for me to be a scared white boy in a black neighborhood (Nope, uh‑uh) Talk fast, heart glass, tryna act like I’m good (I’m good, I’m good) Sometimes you would send me a birthday card with a five dollar bill (Cheap ass) “Love Dad” on the line like that shit could heal (Hell nah, fuck outta here) Yeah, I never understood you then and I guess I never will (Never, never) How you ghost your own blood, that’s a different kinda ill (For real, you sick) Quick clip, slick quip, then you dip for the thrill (Fuck, then vanish) Thick skin, thin grin, I was killed for the spill (On gang, no chill) I will never be safe, I will never be sane (Never, never) But I’ll never be you, that’s a vow in my veins (On God, on gang) I will always be weird inside, wired, wild in the brain (Yeah, wired up) But I rock that pain, make it bang, let it rain in the game (Let it rain, let it bang) Now I'm a grown man, with a child of my own (My own, my seed) And I swear on my soul and the skin and the bone (On everything, bitch) I'm a break every chain, every fucked‑up code (Break it, break it) And I swear, I'm not gonna let her know all the pain I have known, yeah (Hell nah, fuck that) [Bridge] Father of mine, tell me where have you been? (Where the fuck you been, huh?) Yeah, I just closed my eyes and the world disappeared again (Gone, poof) Father of mine, tell me how do you sleep? (How you sleep, bitch?) On the kids that you ditched, on the scars that you keep? (Scars, deep) With the children you abandoned and the wife I saw you beat? (Saw that shit) Fists fly, kids cry, blood drip on the sheets (On the sheets, goddamn) Yeah, your face in my rage every time that I speak (Every time I speak, fuck you) Now I spit this shit quick, tongue‑twist over beats (Rah-rah-rah, skrt) Thick thrum, drum thump, double‑time on the streets (Go, go) Slick run, split lungs when I rip through the teeth (Grrah, grrah, bow) [Verse 3] Never nervy, never normal, never noddin’ off in need (Never, nah) Neck‑vein, next‑frame, nine‑note at a nasty speed (Skrrt, speed up) Twist text, trip tongue, talk tight till it tears and bleeds (Talk that shit) Tic‑tac, tick‑tock, time‑bomb in my daddy’s seed (Boom, boom) I will never be safe, I will never be sane (Never, never) But I’ll never be you, that’s a vow in my veins (On God, on gang) I will always be weird inside, wired, wild in the brain (Yeah, wired up) But I rock that pain, make it bang, let it rain in the game (Let it rain, let it bang) Now I'm a grown man, with a child of my own (My own, my baby) And I swear on my soul and the skin and the bone (On everything, bitch) I'm a break every chain, every fucked‑up code (Break that shit) And I swear, I'm not gonna let her know all the pain I have known, yeah (Hell nah, no way) [outro] (Oh!) Father of mine, tell me where did you go? (Where you go?) You chose coke, cheap smoke, lil’ hoes over your own (Facts, you hoe) Yeah, you had the world inside your hand, but you did not seem to know (You ain’t know, dumb fuck)
