Family Matters

[Verse]
Tough times that my mind designs, got me thinking
So resigned, wonderin' how was i still breathing
Who was there to keep my bed warm in this cold world
Putting me to sleep, tomorrow might be better, word?
Who was there to teach me a lesson
Showing me that loss is pain and pain is a blessing
Lower my expectations until everything's undressing
I'm just tryna settle a constant battle
I didn't have no drive, until i put the pedal to the metal
Didn't have no tenderness, but i bloomed with gracious petals
I had such a gloomed perspective, never light on pessimism
All this egotism turned into humongous narcissism
But in this world full of cynicism
People only come to you for criticism
Everyone is on their suits and ties while i'll be filling their shoes
Sometimes i wish i had Steve Harvey when the family feuds
Cuz family dinners barely brought us together
Conflict after conflict, hoped it would turn better
But it got worse.sudden echoes in my mind started to rehearse
Leave boy, leave boy runaway from this place
No one got my back on the road, so i left no trace
I was the elephant in the room, cuz i needed some space
I was tryna run from my parents like they never mattered
But i was fool, in the end family matters

[Pre hook]
Family makes you feel so important
Gives you hope and makes you potent
Even through all these matters just forgive
Family matters man, they the reason you live

[Hook]
Family matters yeah
Family matters yeah
Family matters yeah

[Verse 2]
Nowadays, Daddy is depressed all the time
Everyday, really stressed, hopin' he fine
Can't get no sleep, his mood swings so steep
His coworkers be wolves dressed in sheep
Tryna eat him alive, but all he tryna do is survive
Money really got em foaming at the mouth
Even sunny days made him go south
Really nothing to look up to
Really nothing he can undo
But i remember when
I was like ten
Early September
He was so fired up and inspired
Now he so downbeat bout to get fired
He lost the fire in his soul
That warmed a happy home
Now he in the sappy zone
Cuz house ain't really a home
When you always feel so alone
Drowned in thoughts and sorrows
The angst and its fangs got his brow furrow
I feel at fault, i should call him tomorrow
Cuz nightmares are truly killing his spirit
His realm turned into Dante's inferno like he feared it
Almost ended up in the hospital cuz of his twisted mental
Just for a shitty job, so i guess it's fundamental
To fund the mental first cuz money wants your ego
And boost your thirst
But shit all he wanted was to help with the bread
Contribute and have a roof over our head
Even through all these matters
Father you matter to us, and that's what matters cuz