I swear to tell the truth and nothin' but the truth, so help me, God I just felt like tellin' the story of my life Felt like, maybe somebody could be inspired, you know? We all feel pain, we all go through things But it's time to overcome all that If your plane crashed in the water, and everybody died Would you drown on purpose or try to survive? I was born handicapped, my arm wouldn't move They called me a cripple, pops caught a attitude Beat my moms smoked lye drove trucks My moms had a miscarriage, he didn't give a fuck He sniffed some coke, come home Beat up on my moms 'cause she's talkin' on the phone, come on (All I ever wanted) All I ever wanted (All I ever needed) All I ever needed (Was a father) Was a father (That's all) That's all (All I ever wanted) All I ever wanted (All I ever needed) All I ever needed was a father (Was a father) Moms got tired of the beatings said, "Yo, we got to go" Packed up her bags we bounced out the door She said, "I ain't takin' these whippin's no more I wanna live to see my little Todd grow" I remember tear drops on my pops face Lookin' down at me, standin' on the staircase Handsome brother with a smooth goatee Makes me wonder why he act so ugly, you feelin' me? (All I ever wanted) All I ever wanted (All I ever needed) All I ever needed (Was a father) Was a father (That's all) That's all (All I ever wanted) All I ever wanted (All I ever needed) All I ever needed was a father (Was a father) My pops got drunk when me and my moms bounced Swigged some Jack Dan', sniffed up a ounce Grabbed the shotty, left Long Isle for Queens Possessed by a demon, a devil it seemed I was too young to understand the risk When your moms come home off the midnight shift She turned around, heard the shotgun click My pops said, "You think that you could leave me?" He blasted my moms in the back She fell down screamin' I can't forget that My grandfather tried to close the door He got shot ten times in the stomach yo, for real (All I ever wanted) All I ever wanted (All I ever needed) All I ever needed (Was a father) Was a father (That's all) That's all (All I ever wanted) All I ever wanted (All I ever needed) All I ever needed was a father (Was a father) My head was spinnin', I had never seen blood Four years old, this don't feel like love Anyway, pops disappeared Grand pops and moms healed up over the years This therapist got up in her head Led her to believe without him she'd be dead You know, they fell in love with one another Everything seemed right that's word to mother Until I started gettin' beatings everyday Sometimes for goin' outside to play Late at night, on my knees I'd pray A young child, wishin' the pain would go away Dad where was you when he made me strip Beat me with belts, like a slave with a whip Kicked me down steps outside in the snow Punched me in the chest, stomped me out on the floor That's just the tip of the iceberg look It's too long for a song but perfect for a book Word is bond, that's real baby (All I ever wanted) All I ever wanted (All I ever needed) All I ever needed (Was a father) Was a father (That's all) That's all (All I ever wanted) All I ever wanted (All I ever needed) All I ever needed was a father (Was a father) (All I ever wanted) All I ever wanted (All I ever needed) All I ever needed (Was a father) Was a father (That's all) That's all (All I ever wanted) All I ever wanted (All I ever needed) All I ever needed was a father (Was a father) A father, a father, a father A father, a shoulder, a helper (All I ever wanted) All I ever wanted (All I ever needed) All I ever needed (Was a father) Was a father (That's all) That's all (All I ever wanted) All I ever wanted (All I ever needed) All I ever needed was a father (Was a father) © SONY/ATV TUNES LLC; DEF JAM MUSIC INC; LL COOL J MUSIC; Bu döküman AkorMerkezi.com'da yayınlanmıştır. http://www.akormerkezi.com