FATHER TO THE FATHERLESS
HERE I AM WAKING UP ANOTHER MORNING
NOT EXACTLY SURE OF WHAT I SHOULD BE DOING.
SO LAST NIGHT I KNEELED DOWN BESIDE MY BED, LOW
CAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT IF ANYBODY, YOU’D KNOW.
SO WHATS THE PLAN, PURPOSE, MEANING OF MY LIFE GOD,
AM I SUPPOSE TO LIVE EVERY DAY TRYING TO DODGE
A BULLET, A BULLY, A SEX OFFENDER GONE WILD
SAYS HE’S TWELVE – BUT HE’S A 40 YEAR OLD PEDOPHILE.
YOUR WORD SAID YOU’RE A FATHER TO THE FATHERLESS
AND YOU NUTURE ME WITH LOVE AND TENDER KINDNESS
IF I WALK UPRIGHT AND FOLLOW YOU THRU EVERY TEST
YOUR LOVE WITH OVER SHADOW ME WITH GREATNESS!
SO HERE I AM ABOUT TO LEAVE THE NEST AND MOMMA’S CARE
TO GO INTO THE WORLD – I MUST ADMIT – I’M KINDA SCARED
WITHOUT MY FATHER IM NOT SURE IF I CAN BE A MAN
BUT FOR MY MOMMA I JUST GOT TO TRY THE BEST I CAN
AND THAT’S THE REASON I KEEP STRIVING TO DO WELL IN SCHOOL
ALTHOUGH THE STUFF THEY TEACH, I DON’T THINK IM GONE EVEN USE
CHEMITRY, POETRY, GEOMETRY JUST MAKES ME SICK
AND HOW EXACTLY ARE THESE SUBJECTS GONNA MAKE ME RICH?
BUT………
YOUR WORD SAID YOU’RE A FATHER TO THE FATHERLESS
AND YOU NUTURE ME WITH LOVE AND TENDER KINDNESS
IF I WALK UPRIGHT AND FOLLOW YOU THRU EVERY TEST
YOUR LOVE WITH OVER SHADOW ME WITH GREATNESS!
SO HERE I AM AT THE BREAK OF A NEW DAWNING
SEEKING YOU AS TO WHERE I SHOULD BE GOING
AS MY CREATOR YOU KNOW WHAT YOU’VE PLACED INSIDE OF ME
AND ONLY YOU CAN TELL ME WHAT I AM SUPPOSED TO BE.
WAS I CREATED WITH SOMETHING UNIQUE IN MIND GOD
OR SOMETHING GENERAL LIKE A REGULAR BLUE COLLAR JOB
LIKE A TEACHER, A PREACHER, A LAWYER FOR THE COMMON MAN
OR SOMETHING THAT’S CONNECTED TO A TRULY LARGER PLAN. CAUSE……………
YOUR WORD SAID YOU’RE A FATHER TO THE FATHERLESS
AND YOU NUTURE ME WITH LOVE AND TENDER KINDNESS
IF I WALK UPRIGHT AND FOLLOW YOU THRU EVERY TEST
YOUR LOVE WITH OVER SHADOW ME WITH GREATNESS!