Father Time

Album: Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers (2022)
Charted: 47 11
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  • You really need some therapy
    Real nigga need no therapy, fuck you talkin' about?
    Nah, nah, you sound stupid as fuck
    Shit, everybody stupid
    Yeah, well, you need to talk to someone
    Reach out to Eckhart

    I come from a generation of home invasions and I got daddy issues, that's on me
    Everything them four walls had taught me, made habits bury deep
    That man knew a lot, but not enough to keep me past them streets
    My life is a plot, twisted from directions that I can't see
    Daddy issues run across my head, told me, "Fuck a foul"
    I'm teary-eyed, wanna throw my hands, I won't think out loud
    A foolish pride, if I lose again, won't go in the house
    I stayed outside, laughin' with my friends, they don't know my life
    Daddy issues made me learn losses, I don't take those well
    Mama said, "That boy is exhausted," he said, "Go fuck yourself
    If he give up now, that's gon' cost him, life's a bitch
    You could be a bitch or step out the margin", I got up quick
    I'm chargin' baskets and falling backwards, tryna keep balance
    Oh, this the part where mental stability meets talent
    Oh, this the part, he breaks my humility just for practice
    Tactics we learned together, sore losers forever, daddy issues

    Early mornin' wake ups (ah) practicin' on day-offs (ah)
    Tough love (ah), bottled up, no chaser (ah)
    Neat, no chaser (ah), neat, no chaser (ah)
    Neat, no chaser (ah), neat, no chase
    Early mornin' wake ups (ah), practicin' on day-offs (ah, day-offs)
    Tough love (ah), bottled up, no chaser (ah)
    Neat, no chaser (ah), neat, no chaser (ah)
    Neat, no chaser (ah), neat, no chaser

    I got daddy issues, that's on me
    Lookin' for, "I love you," rarely empathizin' for my relief
    A child that grew accustomed, jumping up when I scraped my knee
    'Cause if I cried about it, he'd surely tell me not to be weak
    Daddy issues, hid my emotions, never expressed myself
    Man should never show feelings, being sensitive never helped
    His mama died, I asked him why he goin' back to work so soon?
    His first reply was, "Son, that's life, and bills got no silver spoon"
    Daddy issues, fuck everybody, go get your money, son
    Protect yourself, trust nobody, only your mama'n'em
    This made relationships seem cloudy, never attached to none
    So if you took some likings around me, I might reject the love
    Daddy issues kept me competitive, that's a fact, nigga
    I don't give a fuck what's the narrative, I am that nigga
    When Kanye got back with Drake, I was slightly confused
    Guess I'm not mature as I think, got some healin' to do
    Egotistic, zero-given fucks and to be specific (ah)
    Need assistance with the way I was brought up (ah, ah)
    What's the difference when your heart is made of stone
    And your mind is made of gold
    And your tongue is made of sword, but it may weaken your soul?
    My niggas ain't got no daddy, grow up overcompensatin'
    Learn shit 'bout bein' a man and disguise it as bein' gangsta
    I love my father for tellin' me to take off the gloves
    'Cause everything he didn't want was everything I was
    And to my partners that figured it out without a father
    I salute you, may your blessings be neutral to your toddlers
    It's crucial, they can't stop us if we see the mistakes
    'Til then, let's give the women a break, grown men with daddy issues

    Early mornin' wake ups (ah), practicin' on day-offs (ah)
    Tough love (ah), bottled up, no chaser (ah)
    Neat, no chaser (ah), neat, no chaser (ah)
    Neat, no chaser (ah), neat, no chaser Writer/s: Daniel Tannenbaum, Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Spears, Sampha Sisay, Victor Ekpo
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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