Lyrics to Father's Eyes
Keep thinking shit gon' get better
Had to make it through the rain 'cause life don't stop for the weather
Had to change my life around 'cause I forgot my endeavours
If I ain't do this for my daughter, what the fuck would I tell her? Huh
I kiss her hair when she asleep
Think about the times when I was down and I was weak
When she was just a newborn I was out here in these streets
I was consuming anything that made me feel like I was free
But I was hurt and I was empty, I was dead inside
Couldn't count how many days I made her mother cry
We was young and full of problems we ain't put aside
Dealing with some trauma, we forgot that she was on the ride
I finally understand this was the same for my mum and my dad
I was 21, but they was even younger than that
Mum was 16 and pregnant when she finally had her first born
And my father would finally become a dad
Unaware of what it takes 'cause he was only a kid
I couldn't blame him for the things that he eventually did
As I get older I can see through all the cracks that he slipped
And it's a shame but it is what it is and I'ma keep on singing
If you can see it through my eyes
(If you can see it through my eyes)
Then you can see how hard I try, yeah
(Then you can see how hard I try)
And it's 'round and 'round we go
And we won't stop till I say so
So come and take a look inside
These fathers eyes
I've seen the world through my fathers eyes
And through the lies it took a lot of time to realise
Everybody got they struggles in this game of life
I did the same shit, so really, who am I to criticise?
I changed my life and went a different route
Found the strength through my daughter and finally made it out
So many parents never find the strength to make it out
We're focused on the ourselves
But the seeds we planted have gotta sprout
So if you're fortunate to make a life
Then you owe it to that kid to really raise 'em right
'Cause they ain't asked to be born and shouldn't have to fight
These battles that we fought ourselves
Through each and every night
It's up to us to break these cycles now
Learnt that shit from my mother, you always made us proud
Made sure we never went without
A father to my daughter, that's my mothers love without a doubt
If you can see it through my eyes
(If you can see it through my eyes)
Then you can see how hard I try, yeah
(Then you can see how hard I try)
And it's 'round and 'round we go
And we won't stop till I say so
So come and take a look inside
These fathers eyes
These fathers eyes
These fathers eyes
Had to make it through the rain 'cause life don't stop for the weather
Had to change my life around 'cause I forgot my endeavours
If I ain't do this for my daughter, what the fuck would I tell her? Huh
I kiss her hair when she asleep
Think about the times when I was down and I was weak
When she was just a newborn I was out here in these streets
I was consuming anything that made me feel like I was free
But I was hurt and I was empty, I was dead inside
Couldn't count how many days I made her mother cry
We was young and full of problems we ain't put aside
Dealing with some trauma, we forgot that she was on the ride
I finally understand this was the same for my mum and my dad
I was 21, but they was even younger than that
Mum was 16 and pregnant when she finally had her first born
And my father would finally become a dad
Unaware of what it takes 'cause he was only a kid
I couldn't blame him for the things that he eventually did
As I get older I can see through all the cracks that he slipped
And it's a shame but it is what it is and I'ma keep on singing
If you can see it through my eyes
(If you can see it through my eyes)
Then you can see how hard I try, yeah
(Then you can see how hard I try)
And it's 'round and 'round we go
And we won't stop till I say so
So come and take a look inside
These fathers eyes
I've seen the world through my fathers eyes
And through the lies it took a lot of time to realise
Everybody got they struggles in this game of life
I did the same shit, so really, who am I to criticise?
I changed my life and went a different route
Found the strength through my daughter and finally made it out
So many parents never find the strength to make it out
We're focused on the ourselves
But the seeds we planted have gotta sprout
So if you're fortunate to make a life
Then you owe it to that kid to really raise 'em right
'Cause they ain't asked to be born and shouldn't have to fight
These battles that we fought ourselves
Through each and every night
It's up to us to break these cycles now
Learnt that shit from my mother, you always made us proud
Made sure we never went without
A father to my daughter, that's my mothers love without a doubt
If you can see it through my eyes
(If you can see it through my eyes)
Then you can see how hard I try, yeah
(Then you can see how hard I try)
And it's 'round and 'round we go
And we won't stop till I say so
So come and take a look inside
These fathers eyes
These fathers eyes
These fathers eyes
