Modern Day Midas - The Kind Lyrics

His mama left when he was 10. He never saw her again
That's when his dad went full throttle down the barrel of a bottle
So he learned to raise himself, he found God in an old liquor shelf
Because he was looking for some love if not at home then from someone up above

And he said I've know pain aplenty, it's that love I need to feel
The kind that mama shoulda gave me but low she never will
I was raised a certain way, felt like love was never shown
But I know now it was different than the kind my daddy'd known

That boy grew up and met a man, that was never his plan
Because he was raised on southern gospel where just the thought of it was hostile
He tried his luck with girls before but he always wanted more
And though his daddy was defined, when he told him he was kind

And he said I've known pain aplenty, and I've plenty left to feel
But I've known love for lifetimes, her name haunts me still
I was raised a certain way, felt like love was never shown
And though your love may be different, it is LOVE your daddy knows