Everybody's asking me lately where I'm from They wanna know what I've been through and what dirt I've done But man if I told you what I've seen and been through then you probably run off If your scared of the truth so instead in secret lined in chalk See I've been lost ever since I could walk Looking for my daddy and anyone of mamma's boyfriends who would talk Or listen to me when I spoke instead of looking at me like a joke Leaving me behind leaving me to cry when you treated my momma like a ho But I learned quick that my daddy wasn't ever gonna come around And I didn't give a shit 'cause me and my momma we held it down No new kicks first day of school I'm goodwill bound But when you come from the trench that's how you learn to walk around So I don't give a fuck if you ever lay eyes on top of my new shoes homey I just wanted you to know I didn't need a dollar from you I got 'em myself So if you find yourself in the middle of the floor with the bottle drinking yourself lonely Then you can keep company with the picture of me in the magazine on the shelf turn the page Daddy can you see me? I'm putting on a show In the magazines, hear me on the radio So what do you think huh? (Well I hope that your proud now, to watch it all go down) I'm sorry daddy you didn't get to watch me grow Now I'm always on the road no time to say hello Bye (and I hope that your proud now, to watch it all go down) Yeah mamma you look great, perfect Be safe on your first date, for certain If he brings you home too late, I'll hurt him Don't worry bout me I'm safe I'll close the curtains And I feel like I'm raising you but what do I know baby blue All I know is that I was made in you so I put all my faith in you Yeah I was only ten but I felt like a man and I had to let you go All I wanted was for us to be rich tear drops in my cereal bowl So I turned into an asshole young and dumb smoking weed Vandalizing, robbing houses, stealing cars, that was me But everything I did I had to see Feel the pain, had to grieve To become who I am and I'm proud of the man I came to be What I've learned cannot be taught What I've earned cannot be bought Justified deserve it all So don't be concerned it's not your fault I never counted sheep I count my blessings So if you see him now momma don't give him the cold shoulder just give him my message just tell him Daddy can you see me? I'm putting on a show In the magazines, hear me on the radio So what do you think huh? (Well I hope that your proud now, to watch it all go down) I'm sorry daddy you didn't get to watch me grow Now I'm always on the road no time to say hello Bye (and I hope that your proud now, to watch it all go down)