Making Our Parents' Mistakes

Pops asked, why you gotta make your own mistakes I did it for you so that you would know the stakes Ain't been taking all the risk that I could shoulder, ain't Been cautious with my heart, and now it's put on novocaine Always tried to blaze my own path But missteps been the same shit that he's been on If I know we don't belong What does that mean for my parent's bond What I picked up when I was young (When I was young) Inadvertently what I be on (What I be on) 4K on them avions (Them avions) Just so I could say to you à bientôt (A bientôt) Product of their young ghosts (Of their young ghosts) Better choices unmade, but then we wouldn't be here Does it have to unfold the same way? Should've never stayed together for the kids if they had thought about themselves (Themselves, themselves) Fighting with you, hear my father in my tone, I never wanted this, but here we are (Here we are) You're complaining 'bout your mama, how she threatens divorce Only difference is you do that shit by text and not by voice to me And you know you do, yeah, yeah Use what your mama gave you, yeah Pops asked why you gotta make your own mistakes I did it for you so that you would know the stakes Ain't been taking all the risk that I could shoulder, ain't Been cautious with my heart, and now it's put on novocaine I've been trying to be own man But I sound like you when the going gets rough Is it in the blood? Is it us fighting? Or are we fighting their fights You know you break me When you threaten to take from me the only thing that I can't lose (Can't lose) It's you Meaning I lost you everyday (Everyday) Small things, there's gotta be better ways (Better ways) Keep me from my family (From my family) Keep me from my friends (From my friends) Keep me from the music (From the music) Keep me in your memory Closed our doors on their fights but we still osmosed it How many of our parents would still be together if they were white? Your dad never could let her leave him My mom crossed the world because he did You weren't willing to do that, smart Cold man with a heart of gold I can't become that, man Pops asked why you gotta make your own mistakes I did it for you so that you would know the stakes Ain't been taking all the risk that I could shoulder, ain't Been cautious with my heart, and now it's put on novocaine I've been trying to be own man But I sound like you when the going gets rough Is it in the blood? It's hard to let go your demons When they're in your sequence My boy Danny closer to one-kneeing by the year And he's been telling Lea He's afraid he'll have the same demeanor as his father and it's all repeating Provide a roof but that's the ceiling I told him dude I'm sure you'll feel it I told him dude I'm sure you'll feel it We're not our parents, if you're even thinking 'bout it then we are the healing Said it for me as much for him, we're meant for more than redeeming