Like Father, Like Son (Papa’s Song) Lyrics

[Chorus]

Papa was a rollin stone

But I wanna be the cover of a rollin stone

Only I know that I can't do it alone

Only I know that I can't do it alone



August 6 1981

I took my first breath

They said I smiled and cried till it was none left

I guess I knew what I was in for before hand

Miniature grown man haha

Third of three sons

Big bird and squirt guns

Aunt tamey dressed up like a clown

When I turned one

Scared the shit outta me but

Thanks for tryin

Sittin in my high chair

Throwin cake and cryin

I remember everything

Every single detail

Clingin on to daddys 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 ass for them dollars

Now it all makes sense

Back then I wasn't havin it

Obsessed with he man

So young and so adament

More concerned with castle grayskull than baseball

Then I learned if I worked a little I could have it all

All my friends got allowances

I had a paper route

And when no one was lookin I threw the papers out

Got caught made dad furious

Said if you gonna do somethin do it right

That's what earnest it



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Papa was a rollin stone

Workin hard while I'm home at alone

With some mcolly caulken shit

So be it

Little man had a plan

Followed through with it

But moms was so inconsiderate

Illiterate nope

I read the dictionary daily

Gift of gab of rap

And set sail

And step mom brought the whoop end of the stick

Nothin new to me

Don't act like my momma cause my dad bought you some jewelry

O the tom foolery

I sat back and watched pops play the ladies

Like just check mates

Six sibilings

Three diffrent moms

Can you imagine

Simply seein your pay check

Broken down to fractions

Papa was a pimp

Married four times

Indecisive tryin to strike a gold mine

Siftin through the sand

Somethin like a 49er

Numb to the point that my chest become a coal mine

But women come and go

And I'll be here till the bitter end pop

I'm just lettin you know

I never understood temptation

I guess we both got a little david rough in ms

Everybody sing it with us now



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