One Day You’ll Know

I know I wasn’t always where I should’ve been

Missed some birthdays, missed some moments I can’t get again

But I was fighting battles I ain’t talk about

Trying to find the man I am — I’m still figuring him out

I ain’t proud of every choice, but I learned from the fall

Trying to be the type of man you can one day call

When you’re hurting, when you’re lost, when you’re chasing your light

I’ll be better than I was — starting tonight

This is my song to you

When you wonder if I ever knew

What you needed,

what you felt,

what you missed

I promise I’ll make up for it with every breath I live

I made mistakes, but I’m making amends

Becoming better for me, for you, and my friends

If you ever doubt my heart or my role

Just know I love you, even when I had no control

Sometimes life don’t give us the fair fight

Some things I couldn’t fix, even when I tried

But I’m healing, and I hope that one day you’ll see

The version of me I always wanted to be

I see your pictures, hear your laughs in my mind

Every part of you keeps me walking the line

One day we’ll sit down, and I’ll tell you it all

And you’ll see your daddy didn’t quit, he just had to crawl

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This is my song to you

When you wonder if I ever knew

What you needed,

what you felt,

what you missed

I promise I’ll make up for it with every breath I live

I made mistakes, but I’m making amends

Becoming better for me, for you, and my friends

If you ever doubt my heart or my role

Just know I love you, even when I had no control

And if the world ever tells you I didn’t try

Play this song, and look up to the sky

Know your name gave me strength when I was weak

And your love made me speak when I couldn’t speak

So when the day comes and we stand face to face

I’ll hold you close, no time to replace

But a future to build, a bond to grow

And a daddy who learned what he needed to know