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Michael Keith
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I want you to know man, that"¦
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even though you weren't there"¦
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I turned out to be alright,
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and I forgive you"¦
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Lord, have mercy on him, for he knows not what he has done.
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Leaving me and my brother all alone. I was barely even one.
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And the children in the neighborhood, he was a father to them all,
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but the one's that were left forgotten, were the sons of his own.
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And beside the two of us, man my sister's in this too.
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I could still see the pain in my mother's eyes, receiving no support from you.
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Not to mention little Sec"¦ Man that boy looks just like you.
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And as sure as my name is Michael, I was put here to break the cycle.
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Father, oh father, I forgive you"¦
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for what you did to me.
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Oh father, oh father, I forgive you"¦ (listen)
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for what you did to me.
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Now that I'm all grown up, and I'm living on my own,
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I thank God for the backbone of my grandmother,
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'cause it was her that made me strong.
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And I learned how to be a man, though you were never there.
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I looked up to my cousins and my uncle,
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'cause they were the only ones who cared.
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Looking back on my life, man I have no regrets.
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I can truly say I'm a better man, and it's because of your neglect.
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It was a blessing in disguise, that you were not around.
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Now I can look in your eyes and say, "Daddy the pain is over now."
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Father, oh father, I forgive you"¦
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for what you did to me.
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Oh father, oh father, I forgive you"¦
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for what you did to me.
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I can still see the pain, in my mother's eyes!
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On her knees; tears in her eyes!
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But you see"¦ I'm a better man!
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Yes I am! Yes I am!
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Oh father"¦ yeah"¦
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