Songtexte Father Figure - T-Bone

[Chorus: Lenny Kravitz & (Daddy Fatt)
Father, father, father
(I appreciate what you have done for me
Raised me
In the ways of God and in the ministry
Saved me
From the streets
And protected me from my enemies)
Papi, papi, papi
(Nadie sabe lo que tu sos para mi
Lo que siento en mi corazón y
Pienso yo de ti
Me creaste, amaste y siempre me haces sonreír)

Yo, this one's for the man of love
A true father sent from up above
One who raised me with discipline, care, and plenty hugs
A strong native man from Nicaragua
Moved to Frisco, California and fell in love with mama
Worked harder than the average to keep a smile on her pretty face
The perfect gentleman, full of God's love and grace
Taught me the ways of the Lord from an early age
And he always told me don't forget to give God the praise
In everything you do, but I owe it all to you
No matter what I'm going through, know I can count on you
Even if all my friends turned and rejected
I know you're still there to love and protect me
You stuck with my mama through the drama
And love me regardless of my mistakes and thug life
'Cause you's a true father
I'll honor you 'til the day I'm gone
I love you, papi, that's the reason that I wrote this song
[Chorus: Lenny Kravitz & (Daddy Fatt)
Father, father, father
(I appreciate what you have done for me
Raised me
In the ways of God and in the ministry
Saved me
From the streets
And protected me from my enemies)
Papi, papi, papi
(Nadie sabe lo que tu sos para mi
Lo que siento en mi corazón y
Pienso yo de ti
Me creaste, amaste y siempre me haces sonreír)

Reminiscing on the past and how you cared for me
A trouble maker kicked out of elementary
So many trials and lessons that you bestowed
Upon your son time and time again
Taught me the difference from a boy and how to be a man
With your example of love and responsibilities
Don't let nobody get you down, love your enemies
Remember when you'd go and watch me play baseball
Then you wrote me sermons and taught me how to make an altar call
And none of y'all could ever feel the love that I hold inside
For the one who brought me into this world, I'll honor until I die
I love you, daddy
[Chorus: Lenny Kravitz & (Daddy Fatt)
Father, father, father
(I appreciate what you have done for me
Raised me
In the ways of God and in the ministry
Saved me
From the streets
And protected me from my enemies)
Papi, papi, papi
(Nadie sabe lo que tu sos para mi
Lo que siento en mi corazón y
Pienso yo de ti
Me creaste, amaste y siempre me haces sonreír)

And just like anybody else, we had our ups and downs
But thank the Lord 'cause most my dogs didn't have they pops around
And if they did, then all they'd do is drink and beat they mama
And abuse her with this disrespect and hateful words he'd holler
Now my father, he taught me love your mama, she's a queen
Pull out a chair, open the doors, and give her anything
Her heart desires, daddy
Appreciate how you protected us and kept it real
Even if paying rent meant digging peaches in the field
You never left us alone without no food to eat
Supplied us with the clothes you could and kept us on our feet
And there ain't no doubt inside my mind, someone pulled out a gun
You'd jump in front of the bullets and take 'em just to save your son

Don't nobody know what my daddy mean to me
I appreciate all them hard times
Everything you did when you was broke
You never quit, pop
Got nothing but love for you, playboy
Do your thing
[Chorus: Lenny Kravitz & (Daddy Fatt)
Father, father, father
(I appreciate what you have done for me
Raised me
In the ways of God and in the ministry
Saved me
From the streets
And protected me from my enemies)
Papi, papi, papi
(Nadie sabe lo que tu sos para mi
Lo que siento en mi corazón y
Pienso yo de ti
Me creaste, amaste y siempre me haces sonreír)
Father, father, father
(I appreciate what you have done for me
Raised me
In the ways of God and in the ministry
Saved me
From the streets
And protected me from my enemies)
Papi, papi, papi
(Nadie sabe lo que tu sos para mi
Lo que siento en mi corazón y
Pienso yo de ti
Me creaste, amaste y siempre me haces sonreír)
Father, father, father
(I appreciate what you have done for me
Raised me
In the ways of God and in the ministry
Saved me
From the streets
And protected me from my enemies)
Papi, papi, papi
(Nadie sabe lo que tu sos para mi
Lo que siento en mi corazón y
Pienso yo de ti
Me creaste, amaste y siempre me haces sonreír)

Papi, papi, papi, pa
Father, father, father, pa
Father, father, father
Father, father, father
Oh, you've been there for me