Letter To My Son lyrics

[Verse 1]
I wanna tell you 'bout my life but I don’t know where it began
I grew up when it was MSN, there wasn't Instagram
Growing up, it was hard for me, I didn't have a nan
I went to jail when I was young, they had me sitting in the can
But for you, son, I’ve got a different plan
I'm gonna teach you how to walk and how to talk and be a man
I seen you moving in your mummy's tummy when she had a scan
And I was so gassed, I had to post you on the Gram
And I'm a rapper, but for you, I'm your number one fan
When you're older, they might try and tell you things to hate your dad
But I promise I'm just tryna give you things I never had
I'll make sure you go to school so we don’t take thе same path
So you can learn about business, English and maths
So you can bе your own boss and employ your own staff
I just bought you a cot and a little baby bath
And your mum’s put some dinosaur stickers in the gaff
I'm looking at your pictures from the scan, it makes me laugh
Your mum’s done your baby room and bought you a giraffe
We haven't even got no cupboards yet, we're living outta bags
She found out that she was pregnant on her birthday, what a gift
The night before, we was drinking all night, we got p*ssed
I guess dreams come true 'cause this is all I ever wished
I grew up in a cell, it’s like my life got dismissed
All them years that I missed, feeling like I don't exist
I never felt no real happiness until I felt this
Don't think that I'm a prick if I'm ever too strict
I'm just tryna teach you life's full of plot twists
And I'm from a grimy place full of murders in the mist
But I'll never let you go through the sh*t I've witnessed
Make sure Santa comes to visit you at Christmas
All you need to be is good and write me a list
I can't wait until I meet you son, Rollie for your wrist
[Chorus]
Hush little baby, don't you cry
Everything's gon' be alright
Listen up, little man, you're a soldier
Daddy's gonna hold ya through the night
And when things get tough in the world outside
We'll be right here by your side
You know, life can get a little crazy
Don't worry, baby, we'll get it right

[Verse 2]
Dear son, I thought to tell you first, I grew up in the system
Your granddad, your nan and your uncles, I missed 'em
But prison breaks bonds and makes the ones you love distant
And now relationships are different
Your mother kept it real for me, she always sent pics in
It wasn't easy, coulda broke like a victim
I got shot and had a couple operations in Whiston
Wise men can play a fool, I'm just tryna give you wisdom
Started rapping in a cell, tryna blow like a piston
They always tried to break me down, I always showed resistance
Prison officers used to tell me "Stop resisting"
But I guess what I'm tryna say is always be persistent
Practice makes perfect so you've gotta be consistent
Never done it on my own, your mum was like my assistant
It's really true love when you can love from a distance
Same way I love you before establishing existence
And there's a lot of sh*t I wanna tell you but I can't
'Cause it's hard for me to speak about, 'cause it breaks my heart
Emotionally damaged 'cause I'm carrying the scars
I can't wait until you're here, carrying you in my arms
And singing nursery rhymes like "Twinkle Little Star"
It makes me smile when I think about you playing in the park
Most nights, I don't sleep, fighting demons in the dark
If I had a trolley for the pain then I'd be filling up the cart
Painting pictures like Da Vinci, I'm just working on my art
Most friends come and go, you need to know it from the start
They take kindness for weakness so you need to play it smart
Be on point like a dart
You only get one chance, it's not a game, you can't restart
Don't be listening to haters with their snidey remarks
Just tell 'em that your dad went to jail, broke the charts
And there's a sea full of fish so you need to be a shark
And I'll be your superhero in a cloak like Clark
Iron Man, Tony Stark
If we ever see a flood then I'll be your Noah's Ark
Just know that I'll be there for you till death do us part
But we will never be apart
[Chorus]
Hush little baby, don't you cry
Everything's gon' be alright
Listen up, little man, you're a soldier
Daddy's gonna hold ya through the night
And when things get tough in the world outside
We'll be right here by your side
You know, life can get a little crazy
Don't worry, baby, we'll get it right