Dear son there's things I need to tell ya
Thinkin' ' bout whatcha need to understand
This fast life livin' ain't gonna take you nowhere
Now you feel like a man
Gonna need to sit back and find your roots
Kick off your city boots
Kick back, sip on a little moonshine
'Member the simple life
There's a lotta things I need to tell you
This world is running fast and it's goin' to hell here
You have to understand that you're just one man
You can't fix everything
Man, but that was my plan
I wanted to make music
I wanted to go far
I wanted to reach people and touch them tight in their hearts
But, I'm chasin' the subliminal dream that even my own parents told me
Is just a dream
Dear son there's things I need to tell ya
Thinkin' ' bout whatcha need to understand
This fast life livin' ain't gonna take you nowhere
Now you feel like a man
Gonna need to sit back and find your roots
Kick off your city boots
Kick back, sip on a little moonshine
'Member the simple life
There's something that I'm gonna promise you right now
If you wanna go chase a dream
Boy, I'm not gonna knock you down
I'm gonna be there with you
And I'm gonna be holding your hand
Maybe theoretically because we're both men
I don't want people to take advantage of you
Not the way that they did to me
When they thought that I wasn't clued
Yeah, such a big heart but you leave with a curse
It's a work of art
Dear son there's things I need to tell ya
Thinkin' ' bout whatcha need to understand
This fast life livin' ain't gonna take you nowhere
Now you feel like a man
Gonna need to sit back and find your roots
Kick off your city boots
Kick back, sip on a little moonshine
'Member the simple life
I remember the times that you saw me living in the studio
Tryna make music, Tryna chase my own dream
Yeah, couldn't have ten cents to my name to feed you
But I still made it and rise to fame
Well. at least I thought I did
You thought your dad was the shit didn't ya kid
I did the best I could as a father
When I was tryna take care of you and your mother
Dear son there's things I need to tell ya
Thinkin' ' bout whatcha need to understand
This fast life livin' ain't gonna take you nowhere
Now you feel like a man
Gonna need to sit back and find your roots
Kick off your city boots
Kick back, sip on a little moonshine
'Member the simple life
Son, there's one last thing I need to tell you
You're the king, you're my prince
You're the heir to my last name and who I wanna be
Then you're gonna set off and then you're gonna break free
You're gonna spread your wings and chase your own damn dreams
And I'm gonna be right there beside you telling you that
Yeah, you're just a younger version of me
Now dream
Dear son there's things I need to tell ya
Thinkin' ' bout whatcha need to understand
This fast life livin' ain't gonna take you nowhere
Now you feel like a man
Gonna need to sit back and find your roots
Kick off your city boots
Kick back, sip on a little moonshine
'Member the simple life
Remember the simple life