Ever since January 6th 1989
When my mother gave birth to me,
I know someday I would become a man
But 1st I had to decide what kind of man I wanted to be.
Two years after my birth
My mother left to go to the states,
And after her journey
My father started coming home late at night with a lot of dates.
A couple of years now
And dad developed some kind of heart disease
Now I have nowhere to turn to
But to hope on my mom to send medications from overseas.
Now it has gotten so serious
That the next thing that happened was death,
Never had I seen someone die right in front of my eyes
And it made me feel like I was breathing my last breath.
Now he’s gone and it’s so sad
Because he died the year our lives were supposed to get better,
But now what are left are the good memories
And the dream of us being together.
It’s been a while since he’s gone now
But he will forever be in my heart,
He was there for me every time
And as a dad I can tell him he played his part.
I’m now a grown 16 years old
Who now goes to high school.
Where bad habits like bullying go down
But I remember you taught me to always keep my cool.
Now I come home every year with bad report cards
And it seems like mom doesn’t want me.
I don’t know whereto turn or what to do
Because I try my best to please her it seems I just make her grumpy.
It is now a matter of time
Until I turn eighteen.
Because I’ve had it with mom
And I can move out with my face never ever being seen.
As long as I have tried my best
To be a good person and a good son.
Then I have no regrets in life
In what I do or what I have done.
