Lyrics

[Chorus] I was a fatherless child, that was a lesson itself Gotta teach 'em to have a positive impression of self And to never deny a woman a gentleman's help I was told that a man's true measure of wealth are his sons Such a blessing to have sons I thank God in Heaven for my sons [Verse 1] Dear father I have a confession to make, I hope you hear, father I promise ain't no animosity over here, father Reciprocity, I choose love over fеar, father Used to not understand but now it's so clеar, father I altered this on the brink of leaking more tears, father From your last living son and all of your dear daughters We wish you were still here, we needed more years, father True measure of wealth is when you finally learn to treasure yourself You demonstrated that money is never better than health And the best thing you can ever do is better yourself Sell a lot of products for dollars but never yourself Too much pressure in the world for you to pressure yourself And never carry too much weight when you measure yourself I ain't talking 'bout scales when I'm talking 'bout scales I'm talking 'bout the way you measure your losses or fails Dear sons Such a blessing to have sons [Chorus] I thank God in Heaven I was a fatherless child, that was a lesson itself Gotta teach 'em to have a positive impression of self And to never deny a woman a gentleman's help I was told that a man's true measure of wealth are his sons [Verse 2] Dear mama I have a confession to make, I hope you hear, mama I promise ain't no animosity over here, mama Reciprocity, I choose love over fear, mama I put no other above, you have no peer, mama On a pedestal, I keep you on another tier, mama Sheer honor, if you need me, I will appear, mama More years in the rear than we have here Mama True measure of wealth is when you finally put the family first Be the generation that erases a family curse Replacing a generation making the family worse Embrace the family's work to raise the family worth Stay away from those who exhibit misery and deceit Remain the same when faced with either victory or defeat Study the past and remember our history will repeat And never sell your soul for a position with the elite Dear sons Such a blessing to have sons [Chorus] I thank God in Heaven I was a fatherless child, that was a lesson itself Gotta teach 'em to have a positive impression of self And to never deny a woman a gentleman's help I was told that a man's true measure of wealth are his sons [Verse 3] Always keep a broad perspective If a man won't look in your eyes, do not respect him Dear sons, acknowledge any fraud detected If a woman don't fear God, then do not select 'em Dear sons, steer clear and do not accept 'em Anyone that harms a child, not even God protects 'em Eye for an eye, that's a God perspective You are the pride of my life [Chorus] I thank God in Heaven I was a fatherless child, that was a lesson itself Gotta teach 'em to have a positive impression of self And to never deny a woman a gentleman's help I was told that a man's true measure of wealth are his sons Such a blessing to have sons I thank God in heaven for my sons