Be A Father To Your Child - Roy Ayers, Zion I, The Grouch

BE A FATHER, BE A FATHER, BE A FATHER TO YOUR CHILD

BE A FATHER, BE A FATHER, BE A FATHER TO YOUR CHILD

(ZUMBI)

IT ONLY TOOK YOU

3 MINUTES TO MAKE

THE BABY-

IT WAS ALL ABOUT YOU-

MUST BE CRAZY-

FORGETTING WHILE YOU

HITTING IT’S A SACRED ACT

AT LEAST HAVE THE DECENCY

TO KEEP IT SHRINK-WRAPPED-

A SLAP TO THE EGO

THIS ONE’S FOR THEM

MANY MEN CAN’T COMPREHEND

THE EXTENT-

OF RESPONSIBILITY-

YOU TOO CONTENT

IT’S A JOB BEING DADDY

THIS IS NO PRETEND-

HOW YOU HALF ON A BABY

BUT NOWHERE ROUND?

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN

SAD HEART OF A CLOWN-

YOU AIN’T GOTTA BE WITH HER

COMMIT TO YOUR CHILD THOUGH

ON MINES SPEND TIME

HELP THE MIND GROW

THAT’S THE NATURAL-

STATE OF BEING

IT’S A PROCESS

CYCLICALLY WE REPEATING-

I KNOW YOU NEEDED THIS

ENCOURAGEMENT BRUH-

REALIZE YOUR SIGNIFIGANCE

THE BABY NEEDS LOVE!

BE A FATHER, BE A FATHER, BE A FATHER TO YOUR CHILD

BE A FATHER, BE A FATHER, BE A FATHER TO YOUR CHILD

(GROUCH)

BE A FATHER IF NOT, WHY BOTHER?

DON’T LET DOWN YOUR SONS, RAISE YOUR DAUGHTERS

YOU DON’T WANNA HAVE TO REGRET IT LATER

AND THINK ABOUT THE YEARS YOU MISSED

BEING AFRAID TO JUST FACE THE GREATEST GIFT YOU EVER GAVE

OR EVER GIVEN YOU CAUSE YOU WASN’T THAT BRAVE

TO GROW INTO THE MAN YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BECOME

AND SHOW UP FOR YOUR FAM, DAMN THAT’S DUMB

SO MANY PROBLEMS, SO MANY EXCUSES

NONE GOOD ENOUGH TO NEGLECT THE YOUTH

LET’S GET THE JOB DONE OR COME UP FRUITLESS

IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO CORRECT IT DUDE

A CHILD BRINGS JOY AND LOVE INTO YOUR LIFE

AND IF YOUR READY TO RECEIVE THAT YOU JUST MIGHT

RUNNIN' FROM THE MOTHER CAUSE OF PRESSURE AIN’T THE ANSWER

TO THE ISSUE OF YOU DON’T REALLY KNOW WHAT’S RIGHT

BE A FATHER, BE A FATHER, BE A FATHER TO YOUR CHILD

BE A FATHER, BE A FATHER, BE A FATHER TO YOUR CHILD

(GROUCH)

THE BETTER THAT WE KNOW OUR CHILDREN

I SAID, THE MORE LOVE THERE IS, IT KEEPS ON BUILDING'

I TRUST IN FAMILY THAT’S REAL WEALTH

WHILE OTHERS KEEP SEARCHING TRYING' TO FEEL SELF

AND WHEN I LOOK AT MY SEED GROW, I FEEL IT DEEP THOUGH

WHEN RIO HUGS HER DADDY, THERE’S NONE EQUAL

I’LL BE THERE, BEYOND MONEY

GIVEN ALL I GOT IN ME TO RAISE GOOD PEOPLE