Daddy will always be here (A young man’s Tale)

Verse 1

720 spark the pipe, 730 chase the high,

745 watch the smoke drift, praying I survive.

Cold sweats, heavy eyes, trying to stay alive,

Saying goodbye to my old life, ride or die.

Met a girl in the trap, both chasing a dream,

She was on her hustle, I was stuck in between.

Made her my world, put a ring on her hand,

Then jealousy and anger nearly ruined our plans.

Grandma passed away, I was broken inside,

Made mistakes I regret, couldn’t run or hide.

Judge looked down and said, “Son, it’s time,”

Sentenced me away so I could straighten my line.

Chorus

I’ve been down, I’ve been lost, I’ve walked through the fire,

Carried pain on my back and a heart full of wires.

But every fall taught me how to stand up and fight,

For my son, for my future, for a better life.

When the darkness closes in and I can’t see clear,

I remember who I am—Daddy will always be here.

Verse 2

Sitting in a cell, feeling close to hell,

Learning hard lessons from the life I knew too well.

Then a call came through, changed everything,

My baby on the way, gave my soul new wings.

Parole cut me a break, gave me a release date,

Got home determined to rewrite my fate.

Then my son arrived, Owen in my arms,

For the first time in years I felt calm.

Bills piled high, cupboards getting bare,

Young father worries hanging heavy in the air.

Still I smiled through the struggle, hid the fear,

Trying to be the man my family needed here.

Chorus

I’ve been down, I’ve been lost, I’ve walked through the fire,

Carried pain on my back and a heart full of wires.

But every fall taught me how to stand up and fight,

For my son, for my future, for a better life.

When the darkness closes in and I can’t see clear,

I remember who I am—Daddy will always be here.

Verse 3

The white devil came calling, whiskey close behind,

Slowly stealing pieces of my heart and mind.

My dream started fading, everything unclear,

Sometimes death felt closer than the future I feared.

Then another sentence, another prison gate,

Cold shakes and long nights while I faced my fate.

Hair turning grey before my time was due,

But deep inside I knew what I had to do.

Hands on my face in a lonely cell,

Whispered to my son, “I’ll never fail.”

One step forward, then another every night,

Fighting through the darkness to reach the light.

Outro

Got clean, found purpose, found a reason to stand,

Started understanding who I was as a man.

The sunlight broke through where the darkness had been,

And hope walked through the door, letting healing begin.

The story ain’t over, another chapter’s near,

But one thing stays forever—Daddy will always be here.