Like Father, Like Son (feat. Busta Rhymes)

June 30th, 11:07, I got that call

She 8 centimeters, my little man 'bout to fall

Scuffin' my Air Forces, runnin' through the hospital hall

Deja vu, like I been here before

I'm feelin' reborn, like a Bed-Stuy brethren, my first born

Dre, I'm 'bout to have a bad boy

Family in the lobby, see my **** Church, what up?

Shit, I left the camcorder in the truck

Runnin' through the maternity ward, out of breath, sweatin'

I swear to God every minute's startin' to feel like a second

I seen hell starin' down the barrel of a Smith & Wesson

My son's ultrasound the closest I ever been to heaven

Lord forgive me for my sins, I know it's last minute

Put the chronic in the air, a little hash in it

Spread my wings, if only I could fly

Why fight to live homie if we livin' to die?

I hope you grow up to become that everything you can be

That's all I wanted for you youngin, like father, like son

But in the end I hope you only turn out better than me

I hope you know I love you youngin, like father, like son

My little man, your day is comin'

Comin', your day is comin', I tell you

And when it comes just keep it runnin', runnin'

Just keep it runnin', I tell you

They say every time somebody die, a child is born

So I thank the **** who gave his life for the birth of my son

11:32, she screamin' at the top of her lungs

I'm panickin', nurse yellin' for the doctor to come

All I could remember was Lamaze class, breathe, baby

One, two, three, four

I see the head, doc bustin' through the door

He between the legs, he see the head, it's my baby boy

11:46, the head out, she screamin', makin' crazy noise

Pain is love, my stomach foldin' like a La-Z-Boy

I'm feelin' like Mariah Carey, all these butterflies

Voices singin' to me sound like Teena Marie

I'm callin' **** on tour, Jayo tell Spinz I just cut the umbilical cord

11:57, a soldier is born and he's flesh of my flesh

Young Harlem Caron

I hope you grow up to become that everything you can be

That's all I wanted for you youngin, like father, like son

But in the end I hope you only turn out better than me

I hope you know I love you youngin, like father, like son

My little man, your day is comin'

Comin', your day is comin', I tell you

And when it comes just keep it runnin', runnin'

Just keep it runnin', I tell you

I wanna thank Dr. Aswork and Nurse Theresa

For bringin' my baby boy to life, you birthed a Caesar

And my baby mama, Aleska, for pushin' out a ten-pound, four-ounce Mini-Me

I still can't believe it

Nose, ears, eyes, chin just like your daddy

I'd die before you grow up and be just like your daddy

Or your grandfather, call uncle Zeb and tell him I got a son and I ain't even in Harlem

I'm poppin' Crys' with your godfathers

Baron Davis, and D. Mac, Darrius Rogers

Drop the top on the '71 with my face in the clouds, "Lord, spare my son"

And watch over Eric Wright, T'yanna, and Lil' Pun

Lowridin', bangin', "Ready to Die", track number one

If I bust five times and they never seen the sun

My life is a black hole, like the barrel of a gun, one

I hope you grow up to become that everything you can be

That's all I wanted for you youngin, like father, like son

But in the end I hope you only turn out better than me

I hope you know I love you youngin, like father, like son

My little man, your day is comin'

Comin', your day is comin', I tell you

And when it comes just keep it runnin', runnin'

Just keep it runnin', I tell you

I hope you grow up to become that everything you can be

That's all I wanted for you youngin, like father, like son

But in the end I hope you only turn out better than me

I hope you know I love you youngin, like father, like son

My little man, your day is comin'

Comin', your day is comin', I tell you

And when it comes just keep it runnin', runnin'

Just keep it runnin', I tell you