Good Time Then

Born in the struggle, no pops in the frame Mom did her best but it ain't been the same He's out in the streets tryna find his name But every night feels cold and the hurt's like A flame He sees his friends with their dads by their Side But every time he asks why his heart had to Hide No one to teach him, no one to show him the Way Just a little boy wishing for a brighter day I've been searching for a guide But all I see is empty skies And every night I feel the weight But I'm still fighting, won't turn away And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon Little boy blue and the man in the moon When you coming home, dad, I don't know when But we'll get together then, we'll have a good time then Fast forward, now he's 10 years old Tryna be strong but his heart's turning cold Hiding all the tears, the hurt and the pain The world keeps pushing but he stays in the rain His mama's working, doing what she can But no one's there to teach him how to be a man He looks at the other kids, they got it all figured out But he's lost in the dark, filled with doubt I've been searching for a guide But all I see is empty skies And every night I feel the weight But I'm still fighting, won't turn away And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon Little boy blue and the man in the moon When you coming home, dad, I don't know when But we'll get together then, we'll have a good time then Years go by, he grows up strong But the emptiness never really gone Tries to fill it with the money and the fame But deep inside he's still playing the same game Chasing what he never had, now it's a race Wonder if his dad's out there, maybe in a different place But now he knows the truth, it ain't about the past It's about moving forward, putting the pain last Now he's a man and the world's his stage Still feels the fire from back in the days But he's learned to stand, learned to fight He don't need a dad to make it through the night Got the scars but he's still alive Putting in work, trying to survive Cause he knows now, he's his own god No father needed, he's taking the ride I've been searching for a guide But all I see is empty skies And every night I feel the weight But I'm still fighting, won't turn away And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon Little boy blue and the man in the moon When you coming home dad, I don't know when But we'll get together then, we'll have a good time then And the boy became a man, but the pain still lives It's a battle every day, but he's got so much to give No father in the picture, but he stands tall He'll never stop fighting, no matter the fall