Papa was a rolling stone
But I wanna be the cover of a rolling stone
Only I know that I can do it alone
Only I know that I can do it alone.

August 6th, 1981 I took my first breath.
They said I smiled and cried until it was none left.
I guess I knew what I was in for before hand.
Miniture grown man ha.
Third of three sons. Big bird and squirt guns.
Aunt Tammy dressed up like a clown when I turned one.
Scared the [bad word] out of me but thanks for trying.
Sitting in my highchair throwing cake and crying.
I remember everything, every single detail,
Clinging on daddy's leg like don't
leave I'll be good. I promise.
I'll do anything Dad honest.
But he had to go to work and bust his [bad word] for them dollars.
Now it all makes sense, back then I wasn't havin it,
Obsessed with He-Man so young and so adimit.
More concerned with Castle Greyskull than baseball
And I learned that if I worked a little
that I could have it all.
All of my friend's had allowances, I had a paper route.
And when no one was looking I threw the papers out.
I got caught made dad was furious
And if your gonna do something do it
right, that's what earnest is.

Papa was a rolling stone
But I wanna be the cover of a rolling stone
Only I know that I can do it alone
Only I know that I can do it alone.

Papa was a rolling stone
Working hard while I'm at home alone
On some Macaulay Culkin [bad word] so bit.
Little man had a plan and had to follow through with it
But moms was so inconsiderate.
Illiterate? Nope. I read the dictionary daily.
Give the gap the rap and set sailing
Step moms get the [bad word] end of the stick nothing new to me.
Don't act like my momma because my dad bought you some jewlery.
Oh the tom foolery
I sat back and watched pops play with
women like chess, check mate.
Six sibilings, three different moms. Can you imagine
Simply seeing your paycheck broken down into fractions.
Papa was a pimp, married four times,
Indicisive, trynna strike a gold mine.
Siftin through the sand something like a fortyniner
Up to the point where my chest [bad word] a coal mine.
But when [bad word] and go,
I'll be here at the bitter end Pop I'mm just letting you know.
I never understood temptation
But I guess we both got a little [bad word] in us.
Everybody sing it with us now.

Papa was a rolling stone
But I wanna be the cover of a rolling stone
Only I know that I can do it alone
Only I know that I can do it alone.

Papa was a rolling stone
But I wanna be a cover of the rolling stone
Only I know that I can do it alone
Only I know that I can do it alone.