Parenting 101

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Just thankful ain't got a court order And I ain't gotta pay child support to support my daughter Or have supervised visits when I'm tryin' to court up Can't stay in the ho game, only can play a quarter But it's difficult just tryin' to raise a pre-teen The cold part, she ain't even started bleed-ing And what I find the most difficult Is not treating my daughter like one of these women that's just typical 'Cause normally, with some of these chicks, I'm like "Forget it then" Delete 'em outta my phone and get rid of them Any disagreement, I'm done with it fast Just can't do that with a daughter, I'm a dedicated dad Even when I'm mad, pissed and ticked off Can't treat her like dirt on my shoulder and flick it off I said I'd never thought I'd love another woman like I loved my mama Hard bein' a parent, I know, mothers and fathers [Chorus] Mothers and fathers I'm tellin' you this (I'm tellin' you this) Be careful what you do and what you tellin' your kids (Tellin' your kids) If the love is conditional, you tellin' a fib Without unconditional love, then you failin' your kids It's hard bein' a parent, trust me I know It's hard bein' a parent, believe me I know It's hard bein' a parent, for real I know And no one wants to feel like they're failin' their kids [Verse 2] Your baby mama trippin, she won't let you see your son You ready to knock her down, you about to go get your gun Or you ain't even trippin', you use it as an excuse Like I didn't have the money anyway, for diapers and the juice How can you raise a gun and not raise your son? And complain about child support like you ain't makin' funds Check it out, if I was you, this what I'd do Hit the courts too, child support don't really support your child, dude That's just a check, with your name on it, but where's your presence? Yeah, bought 'em presents but they'd rather have your presence This deeper than a song that I wrote, more than the [?] I know that you know how hard that it is, you grew up without a father Me too, my daddy died when I was one-two I got a daughter and I really want a son too This the art of war, this is deeper than Sun Tzu Say pimp, when they turn your daughter to a whore, what you gonna do? [Chorus] Mothers and fathers I'm tellin' you this (I'm tellin' you this) Be careful what you do and what you tellin' your kids (Tellin' your kids) If the love is conditional, you tellin' a fib Without unconditional love, then you failin' your kids It's hard bein' a parent, trust me I know It's hard bein' a parent, believe me I know It's hard bein' a parent, for real I know And no one wants to feel like they're failin' their kids [Verse 3] Uh, yeah, child support you wrote a check for that But you ain't check up on your child and you had sex for that You take care of your girl's kids more than your own kids Your only excuse is your baby mama on a long trip Let me tell you somethin' cuz, get on some grown shit Get a lawyer, get some money, get your own crib Handle your business and stay firm for your kids Especially if you're free, and you ain't on a long bid And to the daddys and their kids life build with 'em Never lie to your children, keep it real with 'em Talk to 'em, teach 'em how to have conversations 'Cause now days, people let social media raise 'em Then their kids grow up to be social introverts 'Cause havin' an eye-to-eye conversation seem to hurt Pay attention to your kids, watch who hangin' with you Real love from a mom and dad can help them anger issues [Chorus] Mothers and fathers I'm tellin' you this (I'm tellin' you this) Be careful what you do and what you tellin' your kids (Tellin' your kids) If the love is conditional, you tellin' a fib Without unconditional love, then you failin' your kids It's hard bein' a parent, trust me I know It's hard bein' a parent, believe me I know It's hard bein' a parent, for real I know And no one wants to feel like they're failin' their kids