Artist: Gym Class Heroes Album: The Quilt Song: Like Father, Like Son (Papa's Song) Typed by: OHHLA Webmaster DJ Flash [Intro/Chorus] Poppa was a rollin stone But I wanna be the cover of a Rolling Stone Only I know that I can't do it alone Only I know that I can't do it alone [Travie McCoy] August 6 1981 I took my first breath They said I smiled and cried 'til it was none left I guess I knew what I was in for before hand Miniature grown man Third of three sons, Big Bird and squirt guns Aunt Tamey dressed up like a clown, when I turned one Scared the shit outta me but, thanks for tryin Sittin in my high chair, throwin cake and cryin I remember everything, every single detail Clingin on to daddy's leg, like don't leave I'll be good I promise, I'll do anything dad honest But he had to go to work and bust his ass for them dollars Now it all makes sense, back then I wasn't havin it Obsessed with He-Man, so young and so +Adam+ent More concerned with Castle Grayskull than baseball Then I learned, if I worked a little, I could have it all All my friends got allowances, I had a paper route And when no one was lookin I threw the papers out Got caught made dad furious Said if you gonna do somethin do it right, that's what earnest it [Chorus] [Travie McCoy] Poppa was a rollin stone; workin hard while I'm at +Home Alone+ on some Macaulay Culkin sheeit So be it - little man had a plan Followed through with it, but moms was so inconsiderate Illiterate nope~! I read the dictionary daily Gift of gab of rap and set sail And step-mom brought the whip end of the stick, nothin new to me Don't act like my mama cause my dad bought you some jewelry Oh, the tom foolery; I sat back and watched pops play the ladies like chess, check-mate Six sibilings, three different moms, can you imagine? Simply seein your paycheck broken down to fractions Papa was a peeimp - married four times Indecisive, tryin to strike a gold mine Siftin through the sand, somethin like a 49er Numb to the point that my chest become a coalmine But women come and go And I'll be here till the bitter end pop I'm just lettin you know I never understood +Temptation+ I guess we both got a little David Ruffin in us Everybody sing it with us now [Chorus] - 2X