DEAR DAD, Lyrics

Yeah, dear

Dear dad, huh

Whoa, yeah

Dear dad

Hate to sound kinda cliche

But whenever I talk about you it makes me sad

When people bring you up I say, leave him in the past

They say but that's your dad

Okay cool but besides that

What kinda value did he add to my life

Mama was the one who took me to the light

Grandma said, hold on to your Christ

Church taught me that He's a good father

And when the night comes, not to fear

We gon' be alright

Oh wait, maybe that last one was Kendrick

Lecrae was more like a dad than you ever were

So now I'm quoting Corinthians like a shirt they never wore

The haters in his comments got me wondering

If I'm prepared for a war of my own

Cause I say some controversial things here and there

And without you to be there the fights just don't seem fair

I said, Lecrae, I wanna be just like you

Walk like, rap like, even get hated like you

Bump the chopped and screwed, then swerve in the H

Con la musica de Jesus, I wanna walk with the Jews

In the same streets you did too

Sit with them and read the good book

Maybe lead them to the truth

I said, Lecrae, I wanna be just like you

Walk like, rap like, even get hated like you

But the truth is I just wanna be hugged

I just wanna be loved

I just want everything

Only God can give

A kid who fell into sin more than people probably believe she did

I've been a hypocrite

Pointed fingers when I should've been on the receiving end

Cry myself to sleep so many times

Can't you see my eyelids?

I eat at Chick-fil-A

Does that make me homophobic?

I don't crave a relationship, but I do wanna say I do soon

Shoot, sometimes I feel like I don't even understand myself

So how on earth can I understand a man who crossed the river for a dream of wealth

They say the American dream is all a big scheme and I gotta agree

I done walked the streets they lived in and the only difference is you need a degree

To get your paper up and maybe cop some self-esteem

It's not all about them collard greens

But please eat your veggies

The women, the cars, the drugs, the TV

It's making the people think life is a big comedy

And it's all easy

But I've seen people born here ride to work on E

Struggling mentally, physically, spiritually I feel weak

Since grandma died, I can't sleep the same

I just lay awake

Trying to numb the pain

Trying to escape

Trying to find something that says I'm worth the time of a day for a dad

Is there a better dad out there for me?

Cause I know I could never find a man

That'll take me unless my thoughts are lying

Strictly speaking, I think if I walk down the aisle

And my dad isn't there

Am I a bad offspring for not inviting?

And not wanting him to see that I made it without his support

Which was really nonexistent except maybe somewhat financially

Child support didn't really do much

You owe my mama a couple G's

Guess I've gotten way too deep into a grave I cannot keep

Because this isn't mine to be in

This is where I lay who I wanted you to be the rest

Dear Dad, I really don't know if you tried your best

And I'm sorry I never got back to your texts

But I'll pray for you despite all this mess

And I hope you find God before your life ends

I'm fine, and I promise this I'll keep serving God with all I got

He's a good, good Father and He I didn't have to test

Woah