In My Arms Tonight

Hey dad, I know you’ve been gone for a minute But you can be sure that I missed you as much as you missed me Things have changed since you left, at least a wee bit I graduated secondary school and it’s sad that you missed it Mom explained a lot of things that I never would have understood And even though I’m a lot older today, I’m still kinda shook Bare questions on my mind, the dare-devils are inclined To tell me why they tend to throw our precious gemstones in the grime What a pity, a community with no father figure So many times I needed you, like, what would my father figure I’m just glad that you’re back home now And I don’t have to sit alone on the patio now And by the way, I got a girlfriend now, her name’s Trina Can’t wait to introduce you, wait let me show you her picture What can I say, I got a thing for pretty girls just like you And I know you’d like her, smart and funny, just like you Never wanna worry about what would have been Cos we ain’t got the power to change what could have been Just really glad that you’re back in my arms tonight Uh, yeah back in my arms tonight Never wanna worry about what would have been Cos we ain’t got the power to change what could have been Just really glad that you’re back in my arms tonight Uh, yeah back in my arms tonight The bruises on my back tell more than a story Paving a way for myself, the onus is on me Son, it gets to a point where you’re just tired of being trampled upon The battle is on, set yourself straight before the candle is blown In the darkness, we shine forth behind lampstands With large quotients, tugging it out with the Einsteins And if that don’t work, we just muscle it out like Van Damme That’s why people like us get better with time, cos we’re fine wine So tonight’s for all the heroes, put your capes on Let your heart rejoice, it’s a celebration MLK didn’t walk these streets for you to be timid So lay your sword down, go ahead and claim your victory We were preceded by fighters and warriors Titans and icons in our corridor, fight the insomnia Don’t sleep on me, I’m bad for your back like a flat mattress I’m back from the underground and it’s a fact that I half-arsed it Never wanna worry about what would have been Cos we ain’t got the power to change what could have been Just really glad that you’re back in my arms tonight Uh, yeah back in my arms tonight Never wanna worry about what would have been Cos we ain’t got the power to change what could have been Just really glad that you’re back in my arms tonight Uh, yeah back in my arms tonight It’s really nice to see you two are chatting it up I’ve been in the bedroom, cleaning, unpacking your box Son, give us a moment, I need to talk to your father Just a few minutes and you can go back to your chatter It’s weird but I’m so glad I can touch you again A boisterous joyous feeling inside I can barely contain Lord knows I was reveling in sleepless nights And every night, I couldn’t stop thinking how you were vilified But I’d like to put all that in the past now I want you to do the same, the future is the task now May not come easy, the system really did you wrong But think about it, you got a really beautiful son Did he tell you about Trina? I bet he did Did he tell you about the bully boy? Nah, I bet he didn’t Feminism wouldn’t tell you about the the strength that’s needed To raise a boy child, they only tell you men are filthy Never wanna worry about what would have been Cos we ain’t got the power to change what could have been Just really glad that you’re back in my arms tonight Uh, yeah back in my arms tonight Never wanna worry about what would have been Cos we ain’t got the power to change what could have been Just really glad that you’re back in my arms tonight Uh, yeah back in my arms tonight