“ I’m the child, you are the parent “

Title: “I’m the Child, You’re the Parent”

Verse 1

Dad, I’m a grown man now,

Not just with kids—

I got a grandson.

Life didn’t pause for me,

I carried it forward.

Still, I don’t understand

Why ever since I can remember,

You always try to bring me down.

Every time my name leaves your mouth,

It’s dressed in something bad.

Verse 2

Tell me—what did I do so wrong to you?

What crime did I commit

Just by being born?

Because every parent I know your age

Would never tear down their own child

In front of others,

No matter how bad it gets.

Verse 3

Is it because when I was nine months old

I almost died

And you spent all that money on me?

Is it because I wasn’t a perfect baby

From the very beginning?

Or is it because I don’t hand you money

When I know you don’t pay any bills?

Verse 4

I sometimes imagine—

If we, your children,

Still depended on you for survival today,

We’d be in serious trouble.

But thank God—we made it.

We stand on our own feet.

We take care of ourselves.

Bridge

Only God knows the full truth.

And the people closest to you

Know it too.

So I sleep well at night,

Because I know—

I did nothing wrong.

Final Verse

I am the child,

Not the parent.

You were meant to lead,

Not rule with fear.

A father—

Not a tyrant.

Outro

I’ve said my truth.

I’m at peace with it.

Mic dropped.

I’m walking away.

Peace out.