Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Father, artist - LL COOL J. Date of issue: 13.10.1997
Song language: English
Father |
| I swear to tellthe truth and nothin but the truth… |
| so help me GOD |
| I just felt like tellin the story of my life |
| Felt like, maybe somebody could be inspired, you know? |
| We all feel pain, we all go through things |
| But it’s time to overcome all that |
| Verse One: LL Cool J If your plane crashed in the water and everybody died |
| would you drown on purpose or try to survive? |
| I was born handicapped my arm wouldn’t move |
| They called me a cripple pops caught an attitude |
| Beat my moms smoked lye drove trucks |
| My moms had a miscarriage, he didn’t give a fuck |
| He sniffed some coke, come home |
| Beat up on my moms cause she’s talkin on the phone |
| Come on Chorus: LL Cool J and singers |
| (all I ever wanted) |
| All I ever wanted |
| (all I ever needed) |
| All I ever needed |
| (was a father) |
| was a father |
| (that's all) |
| That’s all! |
| (all I ever wanted) |
| All I ever wanted |
| (all I ever needed) |
| All I ever needed… was a father |
| (was a father) |
| Verse Two: LL Cool J Moms got tired of the beatings said, «Yo, we got to go» |
| Packed up her bags we bounced out the do' |
| She said, «I ain’t takin these whippin’s no mo' |
| I wanna live to see my little Todd grow» |
| I remember tear drops on my pops face |
| Lookin down at me standin on the staircase |
| Handsome brother with a smooth goatee |
| Makes me wonder why he act so ugly, you feelin me? |
| (I'm feelin you) |
| Verse Three: LL Cool J My pops got drunk when me and my moms bounced |
| Swigged some Jack Dan', sniffed up a ounce |
| Grabbed the shotty left Long Isle for Queens |
| Possesed by a demon… a devil it seemed |
| I was too young to understand the risk |
| when your moms come home off the midnight shift |
| She turned around heard the shotgun click |
| My pops said, «You think that you could leave me?» |
| He blasted my moms in the back |
| She fell down screamin I can’t forget that |
| My grandfather tried to close the do' |
| He got shot ten times in the stomach yo, for real |
| Verse Four: LL Cool J My head was spinnin, I had never seen blood |
| Four years old, this don’t feel like love |
| Anyway, pops dissapeared |
| Grandpops and moms healed up over the years |
| This therapist got up in her head |
| Led her to believe without him she’d be dead |
| You know, they fell in love with one another |
| Everything seemed right that’s word to mother |
| until I started gettin beatings everday |
| Sometimes for going outside to play |
| Late at night on my knees I’d pray |
| a young child, wishin the pain would go away |
| Dad where was you when he made me strip |
| Beat with belts like a slave with a whip |
| Kicked me down steps outside in the snow |
| Punched me in the chest stomped me out on the flo' |
| That’s just the tip of the iceberg look |
| It’s too long for a song but perfect for a book |
| Word is bond, that’s real baby |