Tear Jerker

This song right here Is dedicated To my Moms To my Pops To my family To my daughter To the people that I know and love to this day I was the product of two people, that never got along I was named after a song they heard, the night I was born I was probably never planned, but you know how it go Pops was strong, and had it all under control Moms was on, and bored, and couldn't wait to leave But she was pregnant now, and still a mother-to-be And because of that fact, she stayed and put up with his shit And took everything that, that muthafucka' could dish Believe it wasn't easy, and from what I'm told Then again, I don't remember, I was two years old I was too young to know, or see the tears in her eyes And wonder why every night, she would cry, and pray to die That's some fucked up shit, but I was so care free Like every other child, just livin' a fantasy Never thought for a second, considered it wasn't real If it wasn't, should I change the way that I feel? Just like a parent, wanna' shield you from all the pain No matter how much inside, that you're suffering True sacrifice, like the wings of a dove And it's real, because its all love, comin' again Just like a parent, wanna' shield you from all the pain No matter how much inside, that you're suffering True sacrifice, like the wings of a dove And it's real, because its all love, comin' again Moms is tripping, and Pops is chilling Brain-storming, trying to come up on a million Or, even a thousand, a few hundred, would be right on time 'Cause them bills is piling up, and we fallin' further behind An' debt collecters' bangin', and calling the phone When they would come to our house, we would pretend we wasn't home Standing in the WIC line, free honey and cheese With gratuity baskets, from local charities Its not fresh at all, when you going to school And can't afford to dress, just like the cool kids do So with used text books, and last year's shoes I was destined to never make it to the likes of high school Time passed, and Pops got sick, and fell ill And, everything went downhill, and when them SSI checks didn't cover the bills Not even close, Moms kept the boat afloat, as we coasted to next year Just like a parent, wanna' shield you from all the pain No matter how much inside, that you're suffering True sacrifice, like the wings of a dove And it's real, because it's all love, comin' again Just like a parent, wanna' shield you from all the pain No matter how much inside, that you're suffering True sacrifice like the wings of a dove And its real, because it's all love, comin' again I see Pops, even less than before But, he's living in the same house, behind the bedroom door Its always closed, again, and he's sleeping, no doubt A rare occasion, via bathroom break'll bring him out And, I get to see him for a second, just to say "Hey How you doing? Good to see you awake, are you ok?" For him to reply, "Yeah, Jamie, I'm Fine" And the same night, leave my world, without saying goodbye Can you imagine, the range of pain that I felt? I was too shocked to cry, while accepting the change dealt I went to school, and all the kids in my class Attended a special mass, to acknowledge that he passed Wanted to cry, but not in front of my peers And not in front of a priest, so I wiped away tears And, swallowed the whole sorrow, like a bit of belief Then, prayed to God, to let me talk to him every night, when I sleep (when I sleep) Just like a parent, wanna' shield you from all the pain No matter how much inside, that you're suffering True sacrifice, like the wings of a dove And it's real, because it's all love, comin' again Just like a parent, wanna' shield you from all the pain No matter how much inside, that you're suffering True sacrifice, like the wings of a dove And it's real, because it's all love, comin' again True sacrifice, like the wings of a dove And it's real, because it's all love, comin' again Just like a parent, wanna' shield you from all the pain No matter how much inside, that you're suffering True sacrifice, like the wings of a dove And it's real, because it's all love, comin' again