Way back in Alabama the dirt roads cut through the woods And when it rains you can the steam off the grass Even dew on the hood of my paw paw's Chevrolet Silverado I must have been six Life was so easy back in the 16 year old mother fought for the she wanted for her son Lookin' for love in the world of rock and roll is it begun It was Alabama, Ted Cooper, Randy Travis Aerosmith kept my on the road And life, it was Cocaine and filled up the house party to be frank It wasn't too long I tried it myself and then started to drink School became boring and doing my became rollin' joints Now I'm sixteen like my mama was when she had a boy Can't imagine it now as I look back I got three kids of my own And I respect she went through to pay for food and clothes And her 'Cause it ain't she did, it's what she didn't do for me brought me to this moment And made me who I am on recording And is my story
This is my is my glory This is what keeps me is me flying This is me This is what keeps me
20 years old in the streets and I'm rollin' with now Hip-hop is takin' me, my language, my clothes, my lifestyle Antioch, Tennessee put me through the of hard knocks And I carry attitude with me to this day, more or not And I'm and hot-headed Always running police and skateboardin' Graffiti, loiterin', I got my peace from the chaos Was no "mother-may-I's," surrounded by And maybe some day I's I was against the grain, even I was growin' wheat Got back into rock and roll, and then got into Started expressin' everything I could through the of pen and pad Playin' instrumentals off a tape and over-dubbin' what I had It was everything, because I had And man that was alright, now I had somethin' did I know that would be the hardest thing to do God ever put before me So I took a look at what I've been And I it my glory, and this is...
This is my This is my This is what keeps me is me flying This is me is what keeps me alive
It's a 2 AM bus 'craw; me at the parkin' lot of Wal-Mart Leavin' Nashville, Tennessee for a nationwide My bags are all packed and I'm loadin' my to go meet the crew And I'm excited to get on the road, already one foot out the Turn around and it's my daughter, she's 'Cause is leavin' Knows I'll be gone for months and it hurts and I hate to see it Kneel down and tell her, "Look, baby, I promise call you everyday And will sing you prayers from everywhere that we go play" But not enough, and it's breakin' my heart in two Just knowin' I can't stay, not to see it through And that I can't tuck her in, to say goodbye a grin Now bein' left behind, this is me all over again, man I picked her up in my arms and held her And said, "Hey you what? Daddy used to be just like you When I walk up to the bus And I'd do in the world for you, so chase your dreams One day you'll use everything you've through to be anything, baby girl This is my
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