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(Ooh-ooh) Uh Crown Royal bag open, watching boxing Arguing with dad, who gon' knock who out, shit He probably gon' be mad if my fighter drop his And that's exactly what happened, now he got me moppin' Damn it Okay, Papa was my hero, without him, I'd be zero Probably six feet below, probably sniffin' kilos Probably homicide or robbery for all that we know Stayed on top of me, made sure that I achieved Even more than I believed that I can be though Okay, Lysol, toothbrush, scrubbin' on the toilet bowl Soon as they cut the street lights off, you rush home, nigga You must be on time at all times You gon' get the stool 'cause you won't miss your school bus Papa was psychotic, Mama was a goddess Big bro had a dome missin' screws 'cause I grew up a screw-up Cop the Book of Ryan, nigga, go and listen to us Even though sometimes a nigga home would get abusive But Papa showed us tough love, don't misconstrue us I talked about his past, I thought I did it with respect But I'm just dragging all these bags, and all these feelings is suppressed I'm just a artist, and anytime I write, I put the art first SongtexteIn retrospect, I feel like you're right, we should've talked first I apologize To my hero, without him, I'd be zero Or probably six feet below, or probably sniffin' kilos Robberies at college, how do we know? Gettin' into drama's easy, findin' peace is hard as Finding Nemo This goes out to y'all if y'all grew up without a hero Uh, 17, you told me go to the Army or get out I had to walk, and as I'm walking out I started having thoughts of all that's happened over the years And been swept under the rug and never talked about Wasn't 'til I let go of the grudge Let all of these feelings on my heart get out I got all the blessings the reverend talks about I agree, a lot of things between he and I should be TMI Y'all can call me anything but me a liar I just write the truth for free, my mind for the BMI Uh, not only did I finally realize there is a God I realized a nigga highly favored One thing that's phenomenal was the day I decided To hold myself accountable for my behavior My bank account would grow All of the things that Papa instilled inside me Was like the common denominator I flew out to NY, I said, "I'm living here 'til I get a deal" Came back a year later signed to a major Pop, I just want you to keep my mama happy She stayed right there beside you through all this time She went above and beyond faithful And you inspired me to get dollars, but my way, like Carlito I'll retire you as soon as I'm able My hero (My hero) Look what you've done (Nah, nah) (My hero) Look what you've done (My hero) We're used to sweepin' problems under the rug We're used to barely showin' any emotion Maybe this was the ideal love (My hero) Look what you've done (Yeah, yeah) (My hero) Look what you've done (My hero) We're used to sweepin' problems under the rug (Yeah, yeah) We're used to barely showin' any emotion (Yeah, yeah) Maybe this was the ideal love (My hero) I know, I wanna know what love is all about (My hero) I wanna know so bad, oh (My hero) To the one that I love now (My hero) And I love you so, so, now (My hero) Aus Songtexte Mania