(Verse 1)
 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 [bad word] off
 That your scared of the [bad word] so its dead and secret line and chalk
 See I've been lost ever since I could walk
 Looking for my daddy and anyone of mamma's boyfriends who would talk
 Or listen to me when I spoke instead of looking at me like a joke
 Leaving me behind leaving me to cry when you treated my momma like a ho
 But I learned quick that my daddy wasn't ever [bad word] around
 And I didn't give a [bad word] cause me and my momma we held it down
 No new kicks first day of school I'm goodwill bound
 But when [bad word] from the trench that's how you learn to walk around
 So I don't give a [bad word] if you ever lay eyes on top of my new shoes homey
 I just wanted you to know I didn't need a dollar from you I got 'em myself
 So if you find yourself in the middle of the floor with the bottle drinking yourself lonely
 Then you can [bad word] with the picture of me in the magazine on the shelf turn the page
 
 (Hook)
 Daddy can you see me? I'm putting on a show
 In the magazines hear me on the radio
 So what do you think huh?
 (I hope that your 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 your proud now
 To watch it all go down)
 
 (Verse 2)
 Yeah mamma 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 bout 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 ten 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 [bad word] 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 [bad word] 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 momma don't give him the cold shoulder just give him my message just tell him