Could have

My dad always talked with empty promises

A new bike and cool toys, I tried to stay positive

Never understood liquor until that first sip

Dad always said "screw all the courtship"

3 different mamas and 4 different babies

Always was a man who looked for the ladies

Never were his children put before a lil cup

I don't need someone toxic like my father

Who's addicted to liquor and sleeping away

All feelings of remorse or guilt he can't handle

I was a kid with a voice, you missed my big 18th day

Prison didn't change you

I'm losing gumption as I go

All I wanted was a daddy, what happened to that yo?

Mama raised me strong, thank God for that

I just wish you could have been there

For all the things we had to go through

Me and my brother and little sisters too

We had it pretty good but always lacked you

Not having a daddy is hard on a youngin

I pray everyday, it's better for my children

Help is here, now please go and take this journey

There is a better life you can love, I hope you heard me

God, someone.. Please change this man

I wish he saw help when it was grabbing his hand

He's in a struggle, please pull him aboard

He needs more than help now, I trust in you Lord.