12gage - The Man That Did Lyrics

Yeah, I should've wrote this a long time ago
I definitely should've spoke this a long time ago
Sorry it took so long
It was a crazy life from the jump
My mama had me when she was so young
Out in the big world with my sister and mother
While daddy stayed at the bar getting drunk
We sat at the house and he wasn't around
My mom was the queen with an extra crown
Then Johnny came into the picture back when I was three
And he took the kings throne at the house
And I'm glad that you did cause you made me a man
Taught me to always do the best that I can
You showed me the ways of the world How to hunt, how to fish, how to rise above all
Take a stand and I thank you for that
John, you raised us up right
Through the dark and the light
Even without a single dollar or coin in your pocket
You made sure that we could survive
Now every time that I'm going through hard times
And all I wanna do is give in
I look back on the days when the ends barely met
But no matter what we always made it happen
And now I'm living with a drive that I earned from you
Nothing ever gonna stop till our time is through
I know that you got me and I always got you
Been my dad from the jump, mama know it's true
Now see I can never forget all the memories of you and I and there's many to come
You've been a great father to me and my sisters
I swear that we could never thank you enough
See any man out in this world could go spit out some kids
But it takes a real father to raise em
Swear you're a gift from a great place dad
Sorry that I never called you that
I just really had to wake up
Yeah
Sorry that it took so long for me to say that
But we got plenty time ahead of us
Yeah