Like Father, Like Son
(专辑: The Documentary - 2005)
[Verse 1: The
Game] June 30th, 11:07 I
got that call She 8
centimeters, my lil' man about to fall Scuffing my Air Forces, running through the
hospital hall Deja vu, like I
been here before I'm feeling reborn, like a
Bed-Stuy brethren, my first born Dre, I'm about to have a
bad boy, family in the
lobby See my nigga Church, "What Up," shit I
left the
camcorder in the
truck Running through the
maternity ward, out of breath, sweating I
swear to God every minute's starting to feel like a
second I
seen Hell staring down the
barrel of a
Smith & Wesson My son's ultrasound the
closest I
ever been to Heaven Lord forgive me for my sins, I
know it's last minute Put the
chronic in the
air, a
little hash in it Spread my wings, If only I
could fly Why fight to live homie?, If we only living to die [Chorus: Busta Rhymes] I
hope you grow up to become that everything you can be That's all I
wanted for you young'n, like Father, like Son But in the
end I
hope you only turn out better than me I
hope you know I
love you young'n, like Father, like Son My little man, your day is coming, coming, your day is coming, I
tell you And when it comes, just keep it running, running, just keep it running, I
tell you [Verse 2: The
Game] They say every time somebody die a
child is born So I
thank the
nigga who gave his life for the
birth of my son 11:32, she screaming at the
top of her lungs I'm panicking, nurse yelling for the
doctor to come All I
could remember was lamaze class, breathe baby "One (one), two (two), three (three), four (four)," I
see the
head Doc busting through the
door, he between the
legs He see the
head, it's my baby boy 11:46, the
head out, she screaming, making crazy noise Pain is love, my stomach folding like a
La-Z-Boy I'm feeling like Mariah Carey, all these butterfly's Voices singing to me, sound like Teena Marie I'm calling niggas on tour, "Jayo tell Spiz I
just cut the
umbilical cord" 11:57, a
soldier is born, and he's flesh of my flesh, young Harlem Caron [Chorus: Busta Rhymes] I
hope you grow up to become that everything you can be That's all I
wanted for you young'n, like Father, like Son But in the
end I
hope you only turn out better than me I
hope you know I
love you young'n, like Father, like Son My little man, your day is coming, coming, your day is coming, I
tell you And when it comes, just keep it running, running, just keep it running, I
tell you [Verse 3: The
Game] I
wanna thank Dr. Af and Nurse Theresa, for bringing my baby boy to life You birthed a
Caesar, And my baby Mama, Aliska For pushing out a
10-pound, 4-ounce Mini-Me, I
still can't believe it Nose, ears, eyes, chin, just like your Daddy I
die before you grow up and be just like your Daddy, or your Grandfather Call Uncle Zip, tell him I
got a
son and I
ain't even in Harlem I'm popping Cris with your Godfathers, Baron Davis and "D-Mack" Darius Rogers Drop the
top on the
'71, with my face in the
clouds, Lord spare my son And watch over Aaron Wright, T'Yan and Lil' Pun Lowriding, banging "Ready to Die," track number 1
If I
bust 5
times and they never see the
sun My life is a
black hole, like the
barrel of a
gun, one [Chorus: Busta Rhymes] I
hope you grow up to become that everything you can be That's all I
wanted for you young'n, like Father, like Son But in the
end I
hope you only turn out better than me I
hope you know I
love you young'n, like Father, like Son My little man, your day is coming, coming, your day is coming, I
tell you And when it comes, just keep it running, running, just keep it running, I
tell you I
hope you grow up to become that everything you can be That's all I
wanted for you young'n, like Father, like Son But in the
end I
hope you only turn out better than me I
hope you know I
love you young'n, like Father, like Son My little man, your day is coming, coming, your day is coming, I
tell you And when it comes, just keep it running, running, just keep it running, I
tell you