Pop's Rap Pt 2 Fatherhood-Common

[ti:Pop's Rap Pt 2 Fatherhood] [ar:Common] [al:One Day It'll All Make Sense] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Pop's Rap Pt 2 Fatherhood - Common [00:08.60]Hey Hey old been [00:10.62] [00:12.05]And you too baby sweets [00:13.81] [00:15.32]I'm back in the studio [00:16.64] [00:17.20]You know I drove up [00:18.77]In the parking lot [00:19.75]And the parking lot was empty [00:21.26]Wasn't no cars out there [00:22.41]Like nobody wasn't even in here [00:24.18]All the doors were locked from the inside [00:26.05] [00:27.70]But I found a window cracked [00:29.00]On the first floor so now I'm in here [00:31.68]Let's rap [00:32.39] [00:33.61]So I come in here talk to my son you know [00:36.22] [00:37.49]But but his next album he got comin' out [00:39.86] [00:40.81]You know it's been such a spiritual feelin' [00:42.60]I had to come in the studio [00:43.95]Just to see what he was doing [00:45.42]Cause I was gettin' those vibes all in the rocky mountains say [00:47.82]"I got to go " [00:49.21]You know I understand I'm finna' be a grandfather [00:52.97] [00:54.03]And I'm so proud [00:55.17] [00:56.56]I can say that in many ways [00:58.27]I can say I'm so happy I'm so proud [01:00.58] [01:01.33]You know Son I wanna give you you know [01:04.93] [01:05.53]Any direction in parenting at this stage [01:07.59] [01:08.58]Because I think its gonna come to you [01:10.41]Just like it came to me [01:11.99] [01:12.64]See you came to me [01:13.69]And your mom from the spiritual world [01:15.10]We're just the physical parents you know [01:16.86] [01:17.45]God loaned you to us as God's spirit [01:20.72] [01:21.85]We're the physical parents you know [01:23.46] [01:24.56]Like I say I'm not gonna give you no directions [01:26.87]You know [01:27.71]But I know when you started teaching me [01:29.33]See we talk about the life [01:30.56]And education of one Lonnie Lynn [01:32.66] [01:33.48]I think I'm the one that got taught [01:35.69]I do believe that son you know [01:37.90] [01:40.71]And I know when you started teaching me too [01:42.65] [01:43.26]You know I was hanging out mad at the world [01:45.54] [01:46.38]My professional basketball career was over [01:48.37] [01:49.84]And I didn't believe in the red [01:51.36]White and blue anymore [01:52.22]And I was dissipatin' heavily [01:53.49]I wasn't experimentin' you know [01:54.69] [01:57.29]And one morning you looked across the table at me [01:59.60]It was like what [02:00.70] [02:02.72]Whatchu' gon' be Whatchu' gon' do [02:04.63] [02:07.42]You got the responsibility to teach me the right things [02:10.13] [02:11.38]You got the responsibility to teach me truth [02:14.09] [02:15.86]And respect and love and safety [02:19.83] [02:21.42]You know [02:22.22] [02:22.85]And my knees started gettin' a little stronger [02:24.71] [02:25.44]You know [02:26.00]I said cause I can't get past these eyes man [02:28.01]It's just the eyes of a babe looking at me [02:30.51] [02:31.81]And I couldn't look it off [02:33.06]I couldn't even play it off you know [02:34.89] [02:35.85]And immediately I started gettin' the road maps seein' like [02:39.77]How am I gon' do this [02:41.29] [02:42.24]You know [02:43.11]I had to thank The Almighty for the strength [02:45.10] [02:45.84]That he sent to me through you [02:47.42] [02:48.65]So I'm here to say you know [02:50.54]Thank you son [02:51.35] [02:52.41]I'm here to say I'm so proud [02:54.02] [02:54.97]And numerous other things [02:56.08] [02:58.49]Cause you've been a teacher to me [02:59.98]Just like I have supposed to be a teacher to you [03:03.61] [03:04.47]Cause a lot of people think that parenting [03:06.61]And raising a child is a one way street [03:08.55] [03:09.31]But you taught me continuous numerous lessons [03:11.79] [03:16.17]And I love you my son