Story (Ode to Appreciation)

[Intro]

And there’s, no way, to know, where your story goes
And there’s, no way, to know, how ooo

[Verse 1]

She was early 20’s
Legs spread
Doctor’s office
Laying in the position
That put her in a position
To have indecision
About this decision
To get this incision
Man ain’t shit
Cause he dipped
Fatherhood he wasn’t messing with
Pettiness
Childish
Calls her bitch during arguments
He’s so rude
Cause she’s a fool
She barely got a chance to finish school
Now she confused
Don’t know what to do
Everybody she love giving her an attitude
3 years her baby ain’t said a word
She think he’s stuck behind the curve
Doctor’s words confirm the worst
Low level Autism is the name of his curse
She blames herself for all the sins
That she committed with all those men
Tapes, pics, she was just a kid
No double jeopardy to start all over again
Some were cheaters
Some were beaters
No dad to protect
No brother’s keeper
Drunken nights
Vicious fights
Blacked out mornings
Flashing lights
Justifying that they were in the right
Self-degradation masked in all it’s might
She thought her worth
Was in her skirt
Absorbing seed
Like the planet Earth
Her heart was dented
Love was missing
She repented
For forgiveness
A fresh start
She was given
Her boy hurts from his beginning
But now her boy is being featured
By Mensa teachers and doctorate research
Drooling on t-shirts
He don’t know what he’s reading
Come to find out
Her boy’s a genius
His moans and groans
Helped him decipher code
Special mode
He’s stand alone
Not a part of the drove
No he was chosen
Brain stayed cooking
They thought it was frozen
16 in Time Magazine
Headline reads, “Human or Machine”
College no longer a necessity
No perplexity
In his destiny
Bill, Larry and Zuck
Blowing her up
No worries for you
If he works for us
Reflecting back on her initial thinking
That vacuums are only good for cleaning

[Hook]

And there’s, no way, to know, where your story goes
And there’s, no way, to know, how ooo
And there’s, no way, to know, where your story goes
And there’s, no way, to know, how ooo

[Verse 2]

18 years old
She was head over heels
He had the appeal
That appealed to her real
First true love
That really mattered
Early on
Her heart was shattered
Just found out ex is having his baby
He was next on the list to leave for the military
She could come with him
Live in the barracks
Only on one condition
They had to get married
Love defeated her mama’s wishes
Worked at Jack in the box
Washing dishes
Constant moving
Nothing owned
While treating his daughter like her very own
They had a son when she was 3
No dysfunction in this family tree
She loved the same
She was always fair
Drove him to games
And she combed her hair
A familiar bond
She experienced
Mother, daughter, gossip, secrets
Some things with Daddy
She couldn’t confide in
Her second mother’s ears provided
She’s delighted
To be enlightened
About his daughter’s life that’s private
Dad steps back because he knows
He chose a woman that can handle the show
Daughter grows up and meets a man
Who life has handed a full hand
Soothing his soul is his entire world
He’s already a father to a little girl
Doesn’t deny him
She doesn’t run
From a former love
She has a son
Calls her stepmom to say
Thank you
Because of you
I know what to do

[Hook]

[Verse 3]

Court test results to see if its his
99 percent
Now its all setting all in
Posting pics
Fishing for likes
Congrats, OMG, you look just alike
Inside he’s scared
Lost and afraid
No father figure
Whole life self-made
Concerned for life
He’s more of a threat
Learned how to tie a tie
From the Internet
Soul is shook
Youth got took
Can’t read a book
On how to raise a rook
He knows what he was taught
It wasn’t right
Dead all day
Alive all night
Slave at UPS
Ain’t go no scratch
Ain’t feeling her no more
Emotionally detached
That egg hatched
He’s overmatched
Just wants to hop in his Lac
And never look back
But he can’t run
He’s not a coward
Can’t get this far without some will power
Will
That’s the name he picked
To be a constant reminder
Of his heavy lift
To be a leader
To raise a man
Never thought this little boy would be his best friend
They laugh the same
They talk the same
All the present joys
Outweigh all the past pain
His constant presence helped nurture gifts
He filled his son with fearless confidence
In the back of his mind he always knows
His #1 fan is sitting at home
Valedictorian
At the top his class
First generation college grad
When walks on stage to address the mass
First thing he says
I thank my Dad

[Hook]