Hey Pops

Hey Pops it's me again

Feels like we keep missin' one another in the wind

But tonight I gotta talk let this old soul bleed

'Cause I finally see the man you were tryin' to make outta me

You woke up 'fore the sun boots hittin' that cold ground

Hands rough as river rock never once slowed down

Back then I thought you were just bein' hard on your son

Now I know you were teachin' me how real men get things done

I didn't see the weight you carried

Didn't feel the miles on your bones

Now I stand where you once stood Pops

And damn I finally know

Thank you Pops for the fire in my spine

For every hard day that shaped this heart of mine

You weren't breakin' me you were buildin' me strong

And that's a love that lasts a whole life long

Yeah thank you Daddy you're the reason I don't fall

The reason this man still stands tall

I see you now clockin' in when the world was sleepin'

Workin' long nights just to keep our little hearts beatin'

Tradin' time for groceries tradin' pain for peace

Holdin' up a whole damn family with nothin' but grit and belief

And I get it every lesson every tough-love line

You weren't pushin' me down you were raisin' me up to survive

You ain't just my father

You're the anchor in my storms

The steel in my bones

The man I model my name on

And if I ever have a son Pops

I pray I'm half the man you were to me

Thank you Pops for the fire in my spine

For every hard day that shaped this heart of mine

You weren't breakin' me you were buildin' me strong

And that's a love that lasts a whole life long

Yeah thank you Daddy you're the reason I don't fall

The reason this man still stands tall

I love you Pops

Thank you for raisin' me

Into the man I am today