Pop's Rap Part 2/ Fatherhood (Featuring Lonnie "Pops" Lynn) - Common

Hey, Hey old been, and you too baby sweets

I’m back in the studio, you know, I drove up

In the parking lot, and the parking lot was empty

Wasn’t no cars out there like nobody wasn’t even in here

All the doors were locked from the inside

But, I found a window cracked on the first floor so now I’m in here

Let’s rap

So, I come in here, talk to my son, you know?

But, but, his next album he got comin' out

You know it’s been such a spiritual feelin'

I had to come back in the studio just to see what he was doing

Cause I was gettin' those vibes all in the rocky mountains say, «I got to go,»

You know?

I understand I’m finna' be a grandfather

And I’m so proud

I can say that in many ways, I can say I’m so happy, I’m so proud

You know?

Son I wanna give you, you know?

Any direction in parenting at this stage

Because I think it’s gonna come to you, just like it came to me

See you came to me and your mom from the spiritual world

We’re just the physical parents, you know?

God loaned you to us, as God’s spirit

We’re the physical parents, you know?

Like I say, I’m not gonna give you no directions, you know?

But, I know when you started teaching me

See we talk about the life and education of one Lonnie Lynn

I think I’m the one that got taught, I do believe that, son, you know?

And I know when you started teaching me too

You know, I was hanging out, mad at the world

My professional basketball career was over

And I didn’t believe in the red, white and blue anymore

And I was dissipatin' heavily, I wasn’t experimentin', you know?

And one morning you looked across the table at me, it was like «What?

Whatchu' gon' be?

Whatchu' gon' do?

You got the responsibility to teach me the right things

You got the responsibility to teach me truth and respect and love, and safety»

You know?

And my knees started gettin' a little stronger, you know?

I said, cause I can’t get past these eyes man, it’s just the eyes of a babe

looking at me

And I couldn’t look it off, I couldn’t even play it off, you know?

And immediately I started gettin' the road maps seein' like how am I gon' do

this?

I had to thank The Almighty for the strength, that he sent to me through you

So, I’m here to say, you know, thank you son

I’m here to say I’m so proud and numerous other things

Cause you’ve been a teacher to me, just like, I have supposed to be a teacher

to you

Cause a lot of people think that parenting and raising a child is a one way

street

But, you taught me continuous numerous lessons

And I love you my son