He leans back from his deck
Rubs the back of his neck
The stress takes effect

Grips the bridge of his nose
Squints while showing emotions he normally won't
At 56,he re-evaluates possible regretting some decisions that he's made.

Black is turning Grey patches of his age
Reflecting from the glasses that pass of every page
Passionately day reads

Reading on occasion
Dreaming of the day when he could do the same thing
He's always wanted to write

Thats all hes wanted in life
With two daughters,a son,and a remarkable wife
Hes in a bond

Hes has to provide
A family is relying on a milli to survive
Hes father died at 56 so hes well aware of how vital a father figure is

How big of a responsibility it is
To be a good husband and care for your kids
Never miss an evenin,help them with their homework, discipline to prevent things when their older

His only son is only 21 and focus as a poet has only just begun
Papa isn't dumb, he understands what this means
My dream is his dream and his dream is my dream


[Chorus]
I close my eyes and i can see(history)

The sacrifices he made for me(history)
Who will decide for his family(history)
So ima keep it alive(yeah)


And so he targeted to be the dream guardian
Guarding it from anything and anyone whose harming it

But in his heart he knows the hardest thing is giving up his dream and being all about his kids
As he kisses the lips of his misses for 24 years going on the 25th
He thinks to himself this alone is a wealth

Better than anything that's bought and then sold on a shelf
Sometimes a dream is all that we have
We have to continue to dream

Once it is lost amongst our thoughts
What really are we?


[Chorus]
I close my eyes and i can see(history)
The sacrifices he made for me(history)

Who will decide for his family(history)
So ima keep it alive(yeah)


So he sits back at his desk
Cracking his knuckles and back his neck
Faxing a paper displaying his name on another application explaining the name

Things that they should know but the things they don't
All the things that distinguish him as an adult
Over the phone he can never expose

The roll that he choose
The roll in his home
And at home he is a leader, a father

He'll prove it by using his son and his daughters
In their life he'll be playing the part of the one who inspires
The one we admire

His only son is only 21 and focus as a poet has only just begun
Papa isn't dumb, he understands what this means
My dream is his dream and his dream is my dream



[Chorus]

I close my eyes and i can see(history)
The sacrifices he made for me(history)
Who will decide for his family(history)

So ima keep it alive(yeah)