[Verse 1] Suit and tie, I'm super fly Step me down, there's plenty you and I Tired of hittin' stores and seein' shit that I can't buy Gotta get rich up in this bitch, on my nephew Mekhi The common experience of the masses is havin' to work for Everything that you get, you purchase with hurt feelings Even when you hit ceilings, you deserve more Until we get it, we just work more
[Chorus] I'm grinding like my daddy, shining like my daddy Rolling in a Caddy I be grinding like my daddy, shining like my daddy Working like my daddy did, I'm glad he did Shining like my daddy, grinding like my daddy Working like my daddy did Working like my daddy, grinding like my daddy Shining like my daddy did
[Verse 2] 'Cause of you, I always tie my ties in a double Windsor We was just some ninjas in the wood, you Master Splinter Thought I could get away wit'— You caught me masturbatin' Didn't get mad, you just laughed and helped me master datin' All the game you gave 'em helped, that boy go slay 'em, though That reputation as a player, ho, start layin' low Kamehameha, you was Goku, Super Saiyan, pro And I'm just trainin' to be just like you one day and more
[Chorus] I'm grinding like my daddy, shining like my daddy Rolling in a Caddy I be grinding like my daddy, shining like my daddy Working like my daddy did, I'm glad he did Shining like my daddy, grinding like my daddy Working like my daddy did Working like my daddy, grinding like my daddy Shining like my daddy did
[Post-Chorus] Vacuum cleaner, I'll smack you if you miss it Coachin', teachin', hopin' that we get it Locked up for that rock stuff, we was livin' Say somethin' 'bout him, you get socked up from his children
[Verse 3] Cool as a Klondike with frostbite next to a Slurpee (Slurpee) Prison push-ups for your pecs and next it was burpees (Burpees) And when you flex, you could set a cup on your chest Plus, you had women of every shade showin' interest But I guess that your preference was Hershey (Hershey) You and my mama was a mess, you both met on the church scene (Yeah) What happened next had preacher and singer beggin' for mercy Three sons in three years, hot damn, get my mom off the gurney Calm off the ganja, but in the eighties they gave us guns and a drug meant to spawn our destruction They locked you up for robbin' Peter, so Paul give you substance It was all in God's plan 'cause Sir Davion and Dan got accustomed to ruckus, fear no man Hear no evil, take your chance Shoot your shot, and if they talkin' shit, take off And if you fightin', try not to get caught And if they catch you, don't say shit 'bout who you wit' because you might get off
[Pre-Chorus] It's a cold, cold world waitin' for you, black boy (Boy) But you stay optimistic and loyal, ask for (For) Exactly what you want and God'll give it to you I done my time and now it's yours, I'm 'bout to live it through you
[Chorus] 'Cause I'm your daddy, I'm proud to be your daddy I'll always be your daddy 'Cause I'm your daddy, I'm proud to be your daddy Won't leave you like my daddy did, I'm sad he did But I'll always be your daddy, just call on me, your daddy I'll pull up in a Caddy Yeah, I'm your daddy, I'm proud to be your daddy Won't leave you like my daddy did
[Outro] When I came home, the most important thing to me was to be a father to my sons Uh, I did also feel I had a unrepayable debt to my wife for holdin' on For not replacing me, you know, not lettin' my sons call another man daddy And so even being good to them is being good to her Uh, I enjoy the fact that, you know, we made a mutual decision for me to stay home with the boys And, um, she was free to pursue her career In music, you know, that year she sang with— with Michael Jackson Uh, Gladys Knight, you know, a lot of the OG, uh, singers and stuff And she did well, she even made a— a M&M's commercial that we lived off of With the royalties and stuff But that was the thing, I— I needed to fulfill that promise That I wouldn't abandon my sons like I got abandonedTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
