Don't make it grow too fast I'm here, I want to last Don't let it slip away I want my song to stay And I So many years I've tried And held my head up high And only now I feel I've found Some things come back around Making my daddy proud I did it by the book Envisioned every hook What would you call success? What would you call the rest at best? And I So many years I've tried And held my head up high And only now I feel I've found Some things come back around Making my mama proud And I So many years I've tried And held my head up high And only now I feel I've found Some things come back around My babies rest assured They love their daddy's food When mama's not around She's following her sound And I So many years I've tried And held my head up high And only now I feel I've found Some things come back around And I So many years I've tried And held my head up high And only now I feel I've found Some things come back around Making my daddy proud