Hey son this is your Dad
Am writing you this letter to make you strong whenever you're down
I had to do bad, so you can do better
I was locked in the pen when I wrote you this letter
But you was way too young, don't understand no evil and no better
It's time that I tell you who I am, so I can protect you
'Cause a bad role model is something I can't afford to be to you
'Cause only me and God knows what I did just to eat
I steal for you, I deal for you
That's what I did for you
To get a meal for you
Nearly died for you
Did the time for you
I survived for you
To provide for you
All this for you
Did this for you
All that I do
I do for you
So you don't have to...
Made a couple trips home
Had a couple bricks on me
And always kept a stick on me
Can't let 'em make a victim of me
Risk my life for you
Dodging blue lights for you
Working overnight for you
So you're growing up to be just like me
Did it so you don't have to
Did it all so that you never have to
I'd rather be a lover than a fighter
'Cause all my life, I've been fighting
Never felt a feeling of comfort
All this time, I've been hiding
And I never had someone to call my own,
I'm so used to sharing
Your mom only left me alone
But I'm at one with the silence
In the street ain't no peace
At home ain't no freedom
Law don't stop always stay up no matter how much you get hit,I still remember when dey took me away I was locked up without a pen
As a kid I never know I have to hustle just to get it through,so I find myself skipping school.. Cus girls don't think am cool
Now I have to fight for Us and I didn't care if I go to jail I just wanna be treated fair cus that's all I ever want
Am doing this so you don't have to start the war but continue from where I started
Just know that you're high on top of the towers now don't look down I'll be okay here on the ground and you can always call to say "hello" from time to time when you're free
Daddy loves you..

© Fola_Tade