My kids

Woke up with the weight of the world on my chest,

Bills on the dresser, prayers in my breath,

I ain’t rich yet but my babies still blessed,

Tryna give ‘em more than the life I was left.

I remember ramen nights, lights almost cut,

Dreams in my pocket but my faith in the dust,

Now I got five reasons I can’t give up,

Every step I take got they names in my lungs.

Audrey got a glove and a future so bright,

Milani in the gym with the fire in her eyes,

Aria Joy laugh make the dark feel light,

Vincent want a jersey, Adam want the fight.

I be tired but I move like I’m ten feet tall,

Can’t afford to fail when they need me strong,

I don’t chase the fame, I just pray they proud,

If I fall in this world, hope they stand on my crown.

I’m doin’ this for my kids, yeah, my kids, yeah, my kids,

Every scar, every loss, every risk I live,

I been broken, I been lost, but I still exist,

Tryna leave ‘em a legacy, not just what I give.

I’m doin’ this for my kids, yeah, my blood, my soul,

If I die tonight, hope they know I was whole,

I ain’t perfect, God knows, but I stayed on the road,

Tryna turn all this pain into something they own.

Sometimes I be scared they gon’ grow and forget me,

All these hours on the grind, hope they don’t resent me,

I miss birthdays, practices, nights I ain’t ready,

But I’m buildin’ the bridge so they never go empty.

I talk to God in the car when I’m drivin’ alone,

Ask Him keep ‘em from the streets when they out on they own,

Tell Him fix what I broke, all the things I ain’t shown,

Let my failures be lessons when they finally grown.

I ain’t have a map, I was learnin’ by scars,

Now I’m tryna teach ‘em how to aim for the stars,

Show ‘em love, show ‘em truth, show ‘em heart,

That a real man cry and still play his part.

They don’t know about the nights I ain’t eat,

Or the days I smiled when my soul was weak,

But one day they’ll hear this, maybe feel what I mean,

Know their daddy was fightin’ for more than a dream.

I’m doin’ this for my kids, yeah, my kids, yeah, my kids,

Every scar, every loss, every risk I live,

I been broken, I been lost, but I still exist,

Tryna leave ‘em a legacy, not just what I give.

I’m doin’ this for my kids, yeah, my blood, my soul,

If I die tonight, hope they know I was whole,

I ain’t perfect, God knows, but I stayed on the road,

Tryna turn all this pain into something they own.

Mijo, mija, perdóname si fallo,

Pero tu nombre me levanta cuando me caigo,

Todo este peso lo cargo por algo,

Pa’ que tu vida sea luz, no trabajo en vano.

If the world ever hurt you, come find my chest,

I’ll carry your tears like I carried my stress,

If you ever feel small, just remember this,

You was born from a king that refused to quit.

I might not be famous, might not be rich,

But my kids gon’ say “my daddy handled his,”

And that’s bigger than chains, bigger than hits,

That’s the kind of trophy that heaven gives.

To my sons… to my daughters…

Everything I am, everything I’m not…

This life… it’s yours