Lyrics
[Intro]
This song really hits home for me
In Summer 2009, I found out my biological dad Scott passed away
He drowned in a pond about 5 miles from where I grew up
On Route 7
My dad John raised me up, so I took his last name
But still I regret never knowing a man I'll never get to meet again
[Verse 1]
Last time I seen you was the second grade
Now I'm standing here pouring liquor on your grave
Mmm, Crown has an aftertaste
Let me wipe the grass clippings here from your name
There we go, it's shiny now, looking great
And why I came? I have stuff I need to say
First of all, it's okay, you made mistakes
Mine was waiting 'til I guess it was too late
You ain't going anywhere for a while, right?
Bad joke, for real, I stayed up all night
Thinkin' 'bout all the things that I've been told
No one says the same thing, so it's getting old
The truth is, the truth died when you did
I will never know you like none of them did
But - I know you would feel this
The same way that you felt me on that first disc
[Chorus]
Keep it on going, flowing, like rain
Life is a pattern, a fractal, a big maze
The lives that we live are twisted in weird ways
So it happens for a reason, believe it to this day
We keep it on going, flowing, like rain
Life is a pattern, a fractal, a big maze
The lives that we live are twisted in weird ways
So it happens for a reason, believe it to this day
[Verse 2]
Met my sis on a chilly day last spring
Chyanna doing really good, now she's 16
She got her learner's too, God help the DMV
I'm just kidding, sis is back on her feet
But Ang and Di, I haven't yet got to see
I hope one day we can all get to meet
I seen pics though, they as cute as can be
Now the big news, something that you won't believe
Tiff is pregnant, she's due in a couple weeks
That's a brand new branch to the family tree
Here's a shot, one for you, one for me
To the future, my wife, and my new seed
We gone name her Molly Jane
And if I have my way, then you know she gonna sing
But only if she want to
That's my lifeblood, nothing that I wouldn't do
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
It's getting chilly, I think it's gonna rain soon
The wind is blowing at the flowers that I brought you
But I don't wanna leave, I wanna see it through
And tell you all the things that brought me here to see you
I hold down three jobs, and I bank two
The last saved up to buy stuff for Molly's room
Baby shoes, diapers, or baby food
The same workload got me in a stressed mood
I only have a couple more years left of school
And I will persevere, I know I'll make it through
It's not often that I say it, but I've felt used
Not just by my friends, by my fam, too
But I'll leave you on a good note, auto-tune
My Route 7 album is coming really soon
And when I drop it, I have a copy here for you
Track 6, the realest thing I'll ever do
[Chorus]
