AK - Father, Like Son lyrics

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I cherish how far we've come
Sometime my thoughts in the past
Apartment 1719, me, Todd, my mom
It ain't past five yet
So pops is working, got his foot on the gas
Tryna get us up out of there
Give us new views on new paths
Now at the time, uh, I was only like five
But flashbacks be way too vivid
They ingrained in my mind
Watching mom and dad watching me from outside
Through the back door on the deck where
They spent lots of they time
Cigarettes would fill they chest with
Plenty more than just smoke
Use it to cope with the stress that
Come when you start losing hope
I knew that shit was bad for 'em
But again I was five


Yeah, ignorance is bliss but now
I see the reason behind
The deeper meanings of everything
All the reasons they did
Anything they ever did like having
Kids while they kids
Early twenties, they was hustling
Can't imagine the pressure
That my father must have felt but never
Felt he was never the type
To hear a word no and say, "Aight, like
Whatever" if he saw it in his mind
Best believe he gon' get a
Little piece for himself
Bring the family some too
And everybody knew that that's exactly
What he's gon' do and then he did it

We moved to a new house
My little sister was born
I remember I got a red X
Games bike for Christmas and shit
I was on cloud nine as a kid
You know what I'm saying?

I was in third grade at school
A kid was talking 'bout his mom and dad
He said he don't want to leave and
Go home 'cause his mom was mad
And last night he said he watched
His pops get in the cab
That his mama called and pulled up to
His crib and his father left
My curiosity was eating at me
Couldn't even imagine
My parents were so in love
No way for me that's what happened
Felt bad but needed to ask him
While he thinks that it happened
He said neither of them happy
Been fighting for years, it's tragic
Lunchtime, I sat alone, that wasn't like me
But my mind was spinning
I'm thinking how my parents been fighting
More than usual, I seen coffee pots fly and
Shatter on the walls
I was feeling doomed and it moved me to tears
I drank my little carton of milk
And prayed to God that nothing that
Kid just told me was real
But in my heart I had a
Feeling only time would reveal
My newest biggest fear would come to life
My body in chills
One night me and my brother
Todd were playing basketball
The hoop was on the door at the top
Our parents arguing
They voices raising like dried
Grapes in a box was used to it
But this time just felt
Like something was off
And then we heard, "Todd and Austin
Come downstairs"
Started walking, heart was racing
Knew what we 'boutta hear
Sat us on the couch, they looked and paused
Eyes filled with tears
They told us both they splitting up
Divorce was set for next year, damn

That's like my whole life, yeah

See God had blessed me with a life
Where I had both of my parents
Ended up leaving each other but planned
So time can be shared, it's
Fifty-fifty custody
Monday and Tuesday was mom's
Wednesdays and Thursday was pops'
Fridays and weekends switched off
And although it was hard
That shit created a bond
Between me and each of
My parents individually, I saw
How they's affected by it everyday
Mama tryna make some pay
Food upon the plate go ahead
And make 'em play
It's funny how then every day
Felt like a rainy day
Till we control the rain with money guns
Load 'em and let 'em spray
It's crunch time, all about the crunch time
How you use your chip on your
Shoulder but never hunch down
Staying true to why you do it with no fear
Being on the front lines
Dad crazy enough to chase his dream
So what's mine?
Rewind, yeah, we climb, they say
It's all 'cause me, nah
Tryna take y'all back to times I
Hold close but I left behind

See when we were back in the
Apartment before his invention took off
My dad was working so much
At this blue-collar job
But he had dreams and used
His self taught knowledge
And the pressure of survival that he
Grew up with to his advantage
And he did something beautiful for
Himself as a man
And now being the age that he was
Back when he had a whole-ass family to
Take care of and provide for
I can't understand how he did it
But, I see similarities in mine in his story

Started writing in my notes app
On my phone with it
Thumbs moving like they do now with
The blue notes and shit
Early on I was writing songs and
I done rolled some hit's before that money
All these things that caused those
Who was close to switch
And I don't trip but I think
Of pops working them overshifts
He had a dream
Did everything to get closer to what
He visioned in his mind
Working at it through lunch breaks
Only place he had the tools to bring to
Life the things he saw in his mind
That dirty workshop was his booth
The pen he used the same as mine
Both writing down every idea beyond
The space between the lines
It's hard to see and understand when
You got a unique mind
Feel you're always a step ahead
Leading people that sheep blind
Even with bullshit going on
You find yourself back to the grind
'Cause, you know eventually you'll
Make it out, just give it time
Try different things, roll with the punches
Never know what you gon' find
My pops really been through it all
Good and bad and he stay smiling

Just like me