[00:11.20]They say boys don't cry
[00:14.13]But your dad has shed a lot of tears
[00:17.15]They say I should be a strong man
[00:19.71]But baby, I'm still filled with fear
[00:22.53]Sometimes I don't know who I am
[00:25.37]Sometimes I question why I'm here
[00:28.55]I just wanna be a good dad
[00:30.82]Will I be? I have no idea
[00:33.88]They say girls shouldn't be tough
[00:36.67]And moms should raise their kids at home
[00:39.52]But baby, I know that that isn't true
[00:42.12]Cause your momma's the toughest person I know
[00:45.22]I wanna raise you to be like her
[00:47.32]And watch you show the world how to do it on your own
[00:50.79]I'm still tryna figure out who I am
[00:53.40]I don't wanna mess this up or do this wrong
[00:57.89]I'm gonna be there for your first breath
[01:00.23]I don't know if I'll be there for your first step
[01:03.20]I can promise you that I'll try to work less
[01:05.64]But the tour's routed, and I got this album
[01:08.28]Put in so many hours, and I just want the outcome
[01:11.60]To be something that I can look back and I can be proud of
[01:13.91]Don't wanna be a dad that's living in FaceTime
[01:16.66]But I've got a world to sing to and you at the same time
[01:19.77]I won't spoil you, you can trust that
[01:22.72]For your sweet sixteen, you get a bus pass
[01:25.42]Had your heart broken? Been there, done that
[01:28.15]I love you and I can't give you enough of that
[01:30.79]Get back to community that raised you up
[01:33.23]Read Langston Hughes, I suggest "A Raisin in the Sun"
[01:36.16]Listen to Sam Cooke, a change gon' come
[01:38.64]You put the work in, don't worry about the praise, my love
[01:42.43]Don't try to change the world, find something that you love
[01:45.60]And do it every day
[01:47.49]Do that for the rest of your life
[01:50.20]And eventually, the world will change
[01:52.64]I'll be patient, one more month
[01:57.92]You'll wrap your fingers 'round my thumb
[02:05.12]Times are changing, I know, but who am I
[02:09.26]If I'm the person you become
[02:13.72]If I'm still growing up, up, up, up
[02:19.58]If I'm still growing up, up, up, up
[02:25.27]I'm still growing up
[02:27.56]I recommend that you read "The Alchemist"
[02:30.16]Listen to your teachers, but cheat in calculus
[02:33.10]Tell the truth, regardless of the consequence
[02:36.00]And every day, give your momma a compliment
[02:38.69]Take your girl to the prom
[02:40.51]But don't get too drunk hanging out the limo
[02:43.64]Slow dance with your woman in your arms
[02:45.95]Sneak her in after but boy, you better tiptoe
[02:48.84]Don't wake your mom up,do yoga, learn 'bout karma
[02:52.25]Find God, but leave the dogma
[02:58.33]The quickest way to happiness? Learning to be selfless
[03:01.26]Ask more questions, talk about yourself less
[03:03.97]Study David Bowie, James Baldwin and 2Pac
[03:06.76]Watch the sun set with best friends from a rooftop
[03:09.95]Wear a helmet, don't be stupid,jaywalk, but look before you do it
[03:14.79]If it snows, go outside, build a jump, get some help
[03:17.62]Get a sled, thrash the hill with your friends, 'til it melts
[03:20.51]Go to festivals, camp, fall in love and dance
[03:23.33]You're only young once, my loved one, this is your chance
[03:26.80]Take risks, cause life moves so fast
[03:28.83]You're only young once, my loved one, this is your chance
[03:31.51]I'll be patient, one more month
[03:36.68]You'll wrap your fingers round my thumb
[03:43.95]Times are changing, I know, but who am I
[03:48.30]If I'm the person you become
[03:52.69]If I'm still growing up, up, up, up
[03:58.41]I'm still growing up, up, up, up
[04:05.31]I'll be patient, one more month
[04:10.46]You'll wrap your fingers round my thumb
[04:17.81]Times are changing, I know, but who am I
[04:21.86]If I'm the person you become
[04:26.55]If I'm still growing up, still growing up, still growing up
[04:30.24]If I'm still growing up, still growing up, still growing up
[04:38.40]I'm still growing up
[04:43.49]I'm still growing up, ooh
[04:49.42]I'm still growing up
[04:55.00]I'm still growing up