歌词
Everybody's asking me lately, where I'm from
They wanna know what I've been through and what dirt I've done
But man if I told you what I've seen and
Been through then you'd probably run off
You scared of the truth so it's dead and secret, lined in chalk
See I've been lost, ever since I could walk
Lookin' for my daddy in any one of mama's boyfriends who would talk
Or listen to me when I spoke, instead of looking at me like a joke
Or leaving me behind, leaving me to
Cry when he treated my mama like a ho
But I learned quick, that my daddy was never gonna come around
And I didn't give a shit, 'cause me and my mama we held it down
No new kicks, first day of school I'm Goodwill-bound
But when you come from the trench, that's how you learn to walk around
So I don't give a fuck if you ever
Lay eyes on top of my new shoes homie
I just wanted you to know that I didn't
Need a dollar from you, I got 'em myself
So if you find yourself in the middle of the
Floor with a bottle drinking yourself lonely
Then you can keep company with the picture of
Me in the magazine on the shelf, turn the page
Daddy can you see me? I'm putting on a show
In the magazines, hear me on the radio
So what do you think, man I hope that you're proud now
To watch it all go down
I'm sorry daddy, you didn't get to watch me grow
Now I'm always on the road, no time to say hello
Bye
And I hope that you're proud now
To watch it all go down
Yeah mama you look great, perfect
Be safe on your first date, for certain
If he brings you home too late, I'll hurt him
Don't worry about me, I'm safe, I'll close the curtains
And I feel like I'm raising you, but what do I know? Baby blue
All I know is that I was made in you, so I put all my faith in you
Yeah I was only 10 but I felt like a man and I had to let you go
All I wanted was for us to be rich, tear drops in my cereal bowl
So I turned into an asshole, young and dumb, smoking weed
Vandalizing, robbing houses, stealing cars, that was me
But everything I did I had to see, feel the pain, had to grieve
To become who I am, and I'm proud of the man I came to be
What I've learned cannot be taught, what I've earned cannot be bought
Justified, deserve it all, so don't be concerned it's not your fault
I never counted sheep, I count my blessings
So if you see him now mama don't give him
The cold shoulder, give him my message
Just tell him
Daddy can you see me? I'm putting on a show
In the magazines, hear me on the radio
So what do you think, man I hope that you're proud now
To watch it all go down
I'm sorry daddy, you didn't get to watch me grow
Now I'm always on the road, no time to say hello
Bye
And I hope that you're proud now
