I’d Better Wake Up

[Intro]

Ok
I've got a story today about my four boys
And you know what?
It's great
But I'm not gonna swear
I'm not gonna cuss
I'm gonna set a good example, yeah that's what's up
Because, I can be everything I wanna be
Even if I wanna be an R-E-B-E-L
Well
I can do that
But you know what?
I think those days are done, because I'm a dad and when a dad has four boys
He knows what it feels like to have joy
And he knows what he needs to do to keep it straight
To keep his kids on his mind every single mother 'ha' day
I didn't say it, no, cause I've got self-control and I think that I know that I'm just gonna be
What I'm gonna be and what I'm gonna be is the best D-A-D in the world and you know what?

[Verse 1]

Ha, here's the trick
It's not really a trick
It's not sick
But it's really something that Rick would tell me
Yes, he would
Rick Bushong came from the hood
The Lynnwood place that I know
The place that I come from
The place that I go to
Every single day that I wake up and I think that I'd better better wake up
And what I mean by that is that I think that I am
What I, what I am
And that means that I just went brain dead and I think that it's all in my head, but that's okay with me, because I know I'm free inside of this mind and can't you see that, well, I haven't sworn

[Verse 2]

Oh, I just messed up
Darn, I guess I didn't do it right, but I can still set a good example - that's right
Because I will tell my kids I love them every single day and I will hug them
Even though I only get an hour a week, well I can do something else you see
And what I can do is change my life for the better
Set a good example in all the kinds of weather: The good, the bad, the sunny, the wet
And well, you know what?
I had to stop and think for a minute there, cause I wanted to rhyme with a four-letter word
That wouldn't have been good for them to hear and I'm gonna keep it far away, not near so

[Outro]

Alright, I'm gonna end this song and give it to their mom through them and you know what?
I think that's what's up
I think I am just a really good guy and I don't see why everyone's gotta cry when they think about me and what I have done, because you know what?
It's really fun and I know

(Chortles)

I know
I know that I'm loved
That I'm loved
I know that I'm loved
Yeah