Daddy's Car

Hey, yo, yo

I'm watchin' street lights flashin' from the back seat of my daddy's car

Heavy eyes and every time, again we ask, "How far?"

Travel round the world three times with that same cassette

Rewind, play, eject my tape collection, play a next one

My daddy was a scientist, yo, we shot a whale

Kicked my brother, yeah, we top and tail

He got the blame, I got the front seat

Mesmerized by every drum beat

Jacob Miller, Dennis Brown, we got a friend in every town

We ask a thousand questions just to pass the time

Soak up knowledge from the all-knowin' mastermind

Superheroes don't need maps to fly spaceships

Crisp and egg cress sandwiches, makeshift paper plate shit

Winter nights, turn the heat up, young sleepyhead

Wake up, as if by magic, yo, we'd be in bed

Starin' in the rearview mirror just to catch his smile

My happy place, my heart is in the backseat of my daddy's ride

Every song that he would play was just another education, yeah

With soul music we was raised on

(Oh-oh) We built a strong foundation

(Oh-oh) From the back of my daddy's ride

Just another education, yeah

With soul music we was raised on

(Oh-oh) We built a strong foundation

And I still think of all those times on the road (Road)

Don't need no destination (No destination)

And I still (Still) seek your attention

(Won't you) Tell me it's good

Tell me it's alright (Alright) (Yeah, alright, yeah)

Now, you should know better not to be touchin' Daddy's system

Way before the air conditioning, rolled the windows down and listened

Backseat where my sister introduced me to a mix

I call the soundtrack of my life

I close my eyes, they paint the picture of my childhood

The smiles, hugs, the bad, the good

The love, the smiles, the hugs

I'm proud enough to say we made it

Another day trip

As I embrace the vibration from the flooding bass

My mother hates it

She tells my dad to throw another tape in or find another station

Dad loved Energy, Frontline, Radio Soul Nation

We're on the road chasing sunshine and fun times

Unwind to slow jams, soul food for my young mind

I watch the world go by, don't ask me why

I love this journey more than when we actually arrive

Something's grabbin' me inside

The type of hold I can't describe

I caught the vibe, whilst in the back of my daddy's ride

Every song that he would play was just another education (Just a education)

With soul music we was raised on (Ooh, yeah)

(Oh-oh) We built a strong foundation (We built a strong foundation)

(Oh-oh) (From the back of my) daddy's ride

Just another education, yeah

The soul music we was raised on (The soul music)

We built a strong foundation (Woo)

From the back of my daddy's ride