Biological Didn't Bother-Shaquille O'Neal

[ti:Biological Didn't Bother] [ar:Shaquille O'Neal] [al:Shaq Fu Da Return] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Biological Didn't Bother - Shaquille O'Neal [00:00.72]Written by：Shaquille O'Neal/P. Harvey/Anthony Prendatt [00:01.44]Yo yo I want to dedicated this song to Philip Arthur Harrison [00:06.55]Word up 'cause he was the one [00:09.09]Who took me from a boy to a man [00:11.94]So as far as I'm concerned he's my father [00:15.79]'Cause my biological didn't bother [00:22.09]Biological father left me in the cold when a few months old [00:26.57]Aa father's child was greater than gold but I guess not [00:29.34]You brought me into the world but you're not my dad [00:31.75]Mess around with those *** makes my moms mad [00:34.54]So we left you with no remorsal pity took the first bus [00:38.26]From York to Jersey city women and child alone [00:41.65]Now that's pressure mom's got to go to work drop me off [00:45.52]By Obesa momma aunt Dede whoever aunt Falma uncle Roy [00:50.00]We stuck together a year went by and I could walk y'all [00:54.29]Moms got that good ol job at city hall [00:57.29]She probably didn't trust men anymore [01:00.05]Until Philip Harrison walk though the door [01:03.01]Went out a few times but what about shaquille [01:05.81]Mom's offered him a million dollar package deal [01:08.62]She said you want me you gotta take my son [01:11.10]Or else it's like a hot dog but without the bun [01:14.29]Guess what he accepted responsibility he never left it [01:18.18]He kept it he kept it he took me from a boy to a man [01:21.59]So Phil is my father 'cause my biological didn't bother [01:25.73]Took me from a boy to a man [01:27.15]So I always had a father [01:28.65]When my biological Phil is my father [01:31.12]Took me from a boy to a man [01:32.86]So I always had a father [01:34.24]When my biological didn't bother [01:36.59]Took me from a boy to a man [01:38.31]So I always had a father [01:39.89]When my biological Phil is my father [01:42.32]Took me from a boy to a man [01:44.16]So I always had a father [01:45.52]When my biological didn't bother [01:47.73]January fifth Phil made a promise what's that [01:51.07]He joined the army we moved to fort Monmouth [01:53.81]He disciplined me right from the get go [01:56.57]Age two bottle and my mom shaquille let go [01:59.44]Actin' spoiled rotten trippin' [02:02.07]Got a butt whippin' because I didn't listen [02:05.27]Back then you see privates made no bucks [02:08.02]Had to get another job driven trucks [02:10.87]Workin' hard as hell didn't satisfy him [02:13.66]Had to another job working at the gym [02:16.47]He wasn't gone with the wind like Clark Gable [02:19.34]Work all them jobs to put food on the table [02:22.16]Phil's my father daddy and that's the scoop [02:25.19]Can I go to the gym with you and shoot some hoops [02:27.99]Come on he put me under his wing [02:30.49]Was the ball boy for his little Arthur team [02:33.63]Sometimes he even made me mad but it didn't matter [02:37.35]'Cause I still wanted to be like dad but a little bit better [02:40.84]Encouraged me to stay in school and to get then good letters [02:44.96]I wasn't a brainiac but I tried hard [02:47.56]Got to watch the knicks play if I had a good report card [02:51.35]All types all sorts disobeyed my dad and I couldn't play sports [02:56.12]I learned to dribble from right to left I couldn't do a d**n thang [03:00.47]With all them F's age fifteen father and son confrontation [03:04.94]That's nothin' but father and son trials and tribulation [03:08.28]Back then I could understand but I'm glad you did it [03:11.61]'Cause now I'm a man he took me from a boy to a man [03:14.81]So Phil is my father 'cause my biological didn't bother [03:18.88]Took me from a boy to a man [03:20.46]So I always had a father [03:21.88]When my biological didn't bother [03:24.19]Took me from a boy to a man [03:26.00]So I always had a father [03:27.37]When my biological Phil is my father [03:29.92]Took me from a boy to a man [03:31.66]So I always had a father [03:33.18]When my biological didn't bother [03:35.60]Took me from a boy to a man [03:37.43]So I always had a father [03:38.81]When my biological didn't bother [03:40.89]Look at me now successful for sure [03:43.54]Phil raised me well to be an entrepreneur [03:47.27]And if your making big d**e be materialistic [03:50.27]'Cause you'll end up another statistic [03:53.01]Everything's going well following my dreams [03:55.76]I dunked on Patrick Ewing I won the ring like Hakeem [03:59.01]Oh what do you know biological one's on the Ricky lake show [04:04.23]What does he want does he want money what people do for money [04:10.72]It's kinda funny to me he ain't gettin' no check from me check it [04:15.82]He can go on all the talk shows he want Phil is my dad [04:19.51]So don't even front he took me from a boy to a man [04:22.75]So Phil is my father 'cause my biological didn't bother