Here & Now (feat. Officer Calvin Williams)

When I grew up at the age of six, my family broke up I came from Detroit, the east-side of Detroit Came out here, and uh started a new life Okay, there was a lot of atrocities that go on I can go the long story, everybody's got theirs Okay, I'm not trying to go into all that But, the bottom line was my pops wasn't there God damn, if I ever leave, if I ever put myself before my seed If I ever try to slide without first sharing I'm weak That the promise of forever is difficult to believe for me Cuz it wasn't demonstrated fully, best believe if I'ma have a child She gon' mean something to me, even if I don't feel ready I'ma rise to the occasion, and I'll keep steady I want to make damn sure I'm around So when you mis-step or if you fall down I can swoop you up to lift you off the ground You'll be safe with me, cuz daddy's here now Don't try to find it, where it isn't found You won't waste your time entertaining crowds You'll have the confidence in which to carry out Every opportunity and you won't have no self-doubt God damn, if I ever let go, before I ever let it happen, I would bury myself I will never leave my kids without a father My wife without a lover as long as I am around for Yo, and you can trust that I'ma be there I'ma be the one to lift you up even when you can't see clear Or when you feel that it's getting heavy overhead I'll be the one to take whatever pain that I can Grandiose if you will, figured I'm a very talented guy and I can take it anywhere But, God places you exactly where you need to be, I'm very happy to be here God damn, if I ever lash out, if I ever place blame for my own self-doubt If I pour another drink just to sit on my couch Heavy handed as I pour, on the floor at my house Yeah, don't want to wake up knowing I bounced That I never came home cuz I'd rather stay out What a child really needs is a father's protection You don't got to be perfect, you only got to be present Yeah, what they want is some kind of direction Instead you lead with aggression and a lack of affection Not in the way you would think, no fists were thrown But each word was ammo, it'd leave a trail of smoke And I don't know how it feels, to love somebody the way that you do Only to see 'em draw their weapon to shoot Why do we struggle with the here and now I've been given a gift to have the life that I'm living out I want to live in a way that you'd be proud of Whenever I come to mind, you'd hear the sound of My voice telling you baby I'll be around for A long time and never will you ever live without love Your boy's brand new gig man, I love it I get to come home with energy for my music, I pray the Lord use it I've been at it for a minute and I don't want it to plummet If you feel me at all let's make changes To be the best we can be in life's stages To be present at home with the ones that we love To give 'em all that we got, to love patient Men who have jobs, busting your tail for that dollar And forgetting about the child that's watching you everyday What's most important right now, is to pay attention We as father's are logically capable of being able to watch our child And say, you know what, I see that habit, I'm going to curb it right now And get 'em to where they need to be