Family Ties ft. Odd Hal Lyrics

An open letter to my family

We got family ties, tighter than twisty ties

Tangled terribly all together in a drawer next to the knives

We've witnessed and shared in each one of our struggles

You're my brothers, sisters, cousins, thicker than Ma's biggest band of rubber

My brother I grew up with you and you were my first friend

Man, I'm gonna love you until the frickin' end

I've watched you grow from the days when you waddled as a toddler

To a brilliant young man, yo who's about to be a doctor

Bro I'm so proud, haven't always said it aloud

But you're an amazing human being, now I'll shout it out loud

You're kind, caring, compassionate, and intelligent

Hell-bent on lending a helping hand to everyone that you can

As an EMT, man you're hard to beat

In every video game we played since 2003

I started strong and you got better

I plateaued quickly and you were sharper than cheddar

We both went to college and you actually got through it

We all knew it would happen, we could see that I blew it

But you supported me when so many others didn't bother

Shoutout to my mother, brother and my father

We got family ties, that's a bond for life

We fought struggle and we fought strife

If ever you call, y'all know I'll be there

We've lived through this shit and y'all know I care

We've seen our highs and we've seen our lows

And I don't want to see any of you ever go

Forever family, man we're bonded in blood

You couldn't wish to be in a better club

Mom I never been able to say how much I love you

But I wished you were near so I could frickin' hug you

You're smarter than you'll ever give yourself credit to

I got a part of me from a part of you

And dad I've always known that I've been a bit of a bother

Hit you up for money when I lived as a squatter

You're the man I want to be in the world

Learned from you and mom how to properly treat a girl

I wanna emulate you in every way

Even allow myself to go bald before gray

You love me no matter what, unconditionally

And I love you more than life, don't you ever leave me

This extends from my parents to aunts and uncles

You were my bridge over trouble, Simon to Garfunkel

Each one of you a parent on an extended branch

Treating me like a son and never changing your stance

Some have passed on and some are far away

I love you all the more with every passing day

Whether we'd gone into Boston or were slinging peach rings

You are my life, you are my everything

We got family ties, that's a bond for life

We fought struggle and we fought strife

If ever you call, y'all know I'll be there

We've lived through shit and y'all know I care

We've seen our highs and we've seen our lows

And I don't want to see any of you all go

Forever family, bonded in blood

You couldn't wish to be in a better club

My cousins growing up, we were close to each other

Than Childish Gambino is to Donald Glover

We grew up as best friends, hung out every day

The school bus dropped me off at your house on its way

Or I'd trek over after school for my fill of Doctor Phil

It's these memories that keep me feeling real

We've been through shit, but we keep getting better

We've weathered many storms even snow in November

Spent ten days that year going on without power

Started going to school before we could even shower

Used to build houses out of clippings from the mower

Never saw inside the barn, but we saw it fall over

Rugrats living under a wonderful roof

With a grandmother who has nothing else to prove

Everyone who has has been lucky to meet this lady

Says she practically raised every generation's babies

Over an old set of Lincoln Logs and board games

At Camp Granny, by the brook, or on a walk through the rain

You scared us to hell when you went to bore a hole

Always kind and compassionate, never losing control

Serving as the perfect model in every one of your roles

As a grandma and a person, as an actor and a goal

You created the tear-resistant life bonds we see today

We got family ties t-t-t-t-tighter than Beyonce's braids

Yeah

We got family ties, that's a bond for life

We fought struggle and we fought strife

If ever you call, y'all know I'll be there

We've lived through shit and y'all know I care

We've seen our highs and we've seen our lows

And I don't want to see any of you ever go

Forever family, we're bonded in blood

You couldn't wish to be in a better club

We've got family ties, that's a bond for life

Ahhhh

Yeah. It is what it is. Cardboardi B. Odd Hal. We out...