[INTRO – Spoken, Soulful Tone] (soft vinyl crackle, piano keys) Yeah… This one’s for the young kings who still got time to turn it around. Listen close — this Grandma’s Talk. [VERSE 1 – Spoken / Half-Flow: MOM] JC, baby, I need you to listen — Not with attitude, not to clap back, but to really hear what I’m sayin’. You standin’ right between a boy and a man, Every choice you make gon’ shape your plan. I love you more than breath, more than life itself, But love don’t mean lettin’ you drift or hurt yourself. You in this house — that means you part of this team, We keep it clean, we lift each other’s dream. [HOOK – Sung (female vocals, soulful tone)] 🎶 “Stand tall, my baby, finish strong, Don’t lose your way, you been right all along. We love you too much to let you fall, Be the man your daddy saw — stand tall.” 🎶 [VERSE 2 – Flow / Hip-Hop Tone] Yeah, we been patient ‘cause we know you in pain, Losing your daddy left thunder in the rain. But he watchin’, son, and he proud when you try, He ain’t want you sittin’ still, he want you reachin’ for the sky. That diploma — that’s your weapon, your key, Open up doors he ain’t live to see. Don’t throw it away on pride or frustration, Stand up, grind out, no hesitation. [BRIDGE – Spoken Interlude] You got a good heart, JC, But lately, you been walkin’ like the world owe you somethin’. It don’t. You earn your peace — through effort, respect, and discipline. Ain’t nobody tryna break you, we just tryna build you. ‘Cause if life gotta teach it — it won’t whisper, it’ll hit hard. [HOOK – Sung (female vocals + layered harmonies)] 🎶 Stand tall, my baby, finish strong, Don’t lose your way, you been right all along. We love you too much to let you fall, Be the man your daddy saw — stand tall. 🎶 [VERSE 3 – Flow / Uplift] We see your light when you show up and try, You a storm in motion, a reason why. It’s time to rise, not roll your eyes, Get up, make moves, stop cuttin’ ties. We’ll help you, son, but we can’t walk it for you, Every man gotta own what he goin’ through. Nineteen now, world at your feet, Time to stand tall, time to compete. [OUTRO – Spoken, Gentle Fade] We love you too much to let you waste your time… or your talent. This ain’t no scolding — it’s a reminder. Your life is waiting, JC. Stand tall.
