Proud of You

[Verse – August Wild]

My dad’s daddy was an alcoholic

My dad himself was an alcoholic

Even I was an alcoholic

Wonder what my child’s gonna be once they get the knowledge

Everybody wants the best for they kid

Every now and then I think about advice I would give

That’s when I really gotta think about the life that I lived

One day I’m going to tell my child never do what I did

They’ll probably look at me confused

Askin what I mean

Everything you did got you everything you dreamed

But I was in the past so focused on the future

I damn near forgot about the moments in between

Life is never what it seems when you want somebody else’s

Look within yourself every time you feel helpless

You might not feel too strong but you are

And on the day I go, know I’m always in your heart

[HOOK]

Listen up

Who you are, is enough

And I’m gunna tell you, what nobody told me

I love who you are, you are my baby

And I’m, so, proud of you

I’m, so, proud of you

[Verse – NittyGritty]

Grew up too fast wasn’t acting my age

Young men don’t be hardheaded life is precious. That’s the game.

Things can change don’t be putting a blame on other folks

Take a look at the image in the mirror went alone

I was smoking just a cop I was sprinting away

Don’t want to deal with your problems. Keep your shoes laced.

So you can run so far I know how that feels

Family never had my back wouldn’t care if I was killed wouldn’t

But the pattern won’t continue

I’m about to be a better father

And I gotta teach you what they never taught us, son or daughter

You got a voice and you gotta say

I promise I’m gonna never make you fall in love with the pain

Like I did as a kid

I was out in the streets with no love in the household

I’m incomplete

Drugs tear apart, what a kid really fiends

Appreciate your children before they cuss you out and leave