Daddy Kala

Yeah

This one for you

Kala

Listen

Woke up, you were already movin'

Steel toes laced, lunch in the cooler

You ain’t talk much, just nodded at me

But that nod said, "One day you’ll do it smoother"

Hands cracked up from the long weeks

Still cracked jokes at the long beep

Clock in, clock out, but at home

You the king on a torn seat

Taught me how to hold my ground

"Eyes up, don’t you ever look down"

You ain’t write books, you wrote routes

Every mile you drove, that’s how I’m here now

This for my daddy, daddy Kala

Big heart, even when the world got harder

You ain’t wear crowns, you wore collars

Still you the real big baller

This for my daddy, daddy Kala

Stand tall, even when the nights got darker

Every scar on your hands made armor

You the reason that I go farther

You ain’t say "I love you" every minute

But you stayed in the fight, that’s the difference

Kept the lights on, kept the pot hot

Told me, "Make your word worth more than the wristwatch"

You the quiet type, heavy in the background

But the room feel safe when you around

If I ever get lost in the madness

I just follow your habits

You showed me how to bend, not break

How to keep faith when the ground start to shake

If I ever put my name in the sky

It’s 'cause you held mine high

This for my daddy, daddy Kala

Big heart, even when the world got harder

You ain’t wear crowns, you wore collars

Still you the real big baller (yeah)

This for my daddy, daddy Kala

Stand tall, even when the nights got darker

Every scar on your hands made armor

You the reason that I go farther (go farther)

If I shine, then you shine (you shine)

Every line, your design (your grind)

From the first small steps I was takin'

You the base of the foundation

This for my daddy, daddy Kala

Big heart, even when the world got harder

You ain’t wear crowns, you wore collars

Still you the real big baller

This for my daddy, daddy Kala

Stand tall, even when the nights got darker

Every scar on your hands made armor

You the reason that I go farther