Father-Kero One/Suhn

[ti:Father (feat. Suhn)] [ar:Kero One] [al:Color Theory] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Father - Kero One/Suhn [00:01.69]Father would you be there for me [00:10.29] [00:12.37]Father I know you'll be there for me [00:20.96] [00:21.90]You brought her into this world as a labor pain [00:24.33]Her father wanted to leave put her on layaway [00:27.30]Just a little mistake from his player days [00:29.78]But her mom wanted to keep her and see her babies face [00:33.12]Throughout her life her dad would come and go [00:35.38]Get locked up in jail then get out off on bail [00:38.27]Back to sniffing coke skiing those bunny slopes [00:39.96] [00:40.62]But the fresh white snow would always leave a trail [00:43.17]And his girl grew up before he knew it [00:45.64]Trying be a human but he kind of blew it [00:48.21]Too late to fake his role today [00:50.43] [00:50.98]She grew to hate her dad touché [00:53.93]And now she's having a child her own [00:55.82]With a man manned with qualities she's never known [00:58.61]All grown she's having a child her own [01:01.36]With a man that'll show her what fathers are for [01:03.93] [01:05.82]Father would you be there for me [01:13.96] [01:16.16]Father I know you'll be there for me [01:24.70] [01:25.32]And then you brought their child to this world through c section [01:28.58]Not the original plan so she's stressing [01:31.47]Her man squeezed her hand to be present [01:33.75]Reminding her she's not alone in this second [01:36.55]A beautiful boy of course he is [01:39.25]There's no way they could fathom him in an orphanage [01:41.25] [01:41.86]So he grew up loved cared and [01:44.35]His parents fought in the basement to spare him [01:47.18]Highly respectable shouting was a rare thing [01:49.84]Speaking the human way like how are you today [01:52.48]Around the dinner table they could communicate [01:55.12]Far from a television to stare in [01:57.90]But years pass the dinner table has lost its polish [02:00.40]Fathers hairs turned grey while son was off in college [02:03.66]Talking decreased he wasn't often calling [02:05.86]His son became a man of his own yo [02:08.32]His father deceased now he's commanding the throne [02:10.84]Tears trickled slow embraced the cheeks of his bone [02:13.47]Showered with guilt he spent weeks all alone [02:15.42] [02:16.12]Wishing father was here to witness his poem it goes [02:19.42] [02:20.35]Father would you be there for me [02:28.84] [02:31.66]Father I know you'll be there for me [02:39.17] [02:40.42]You brought me into this world as a labor pain [02:42.44] [02:43.24]Neighbors came with gifts in this babies name [02:45.83]Moms carried the burden for 9 months [02:48.08]And when I'd kick and punch you couldn't take her pain away [02:51.29]Hopes and dreams for your child its the strangest day [02:53.35] [02:53.98]Though you hoped for the best you'd let me stray away [02:56.49]With the choice to choose you let me view [02:58.70]The world through a wide angle lens I think it's safe to say [03:02.14]The love of a father who cared deeply [03:03.97] [03:04.85]Who knew justice would come when thieves beat me [03:07.17]Who felt the pain of my woes but let me fall so I'd grow [03:09.91]Keeping me on my toes just to teach me [03:12.49]And all along u knew med school wouldn't work for me [03:15.06]Knowing I'd burn emcees with more degrees than PhD [03:17.83]You knew those school kids would be a jerk to me [03:20.39]But it made me strong did you use sin purposely [03:23.28]And I confess to some degree my uncertainty [03:25.85]I know there's nothing worse than one's unbelief [03:28.53]But when I fell you're hands was always under me [03:30.92]When I acted invincible you always did humble me [03:33.81]You're all knowing just and perfect [03:36.22]I wish it could be simple so we'd see below the surface [03:39.12]Giving us meaning direction and purpose [03:41.63]The only father since birth heaven and earth [03:45.19] [03:45.82]Father would you be there for me [03:55.29] [03:56.29]Father I know you'll be there for me