Father

INTRO - OOZEELA
Far from the tree
Far from the tree
My seed
You will never be a part from
Never be a part from me

VERSE 1 - ASHTON MARTIN
Look, To my unborn
Hope you hear my voice from your mother’s stomach
Won’t waste this line or your time with another promise
Just be broken as my father gave to me
The cycles that I noticed, decided not to repeat
Sacrifice, I gave a lot up for your birth
And if I’m not up in yo life, it’s cause I’m not up on this earth
Only seeing yo father on the weekend, I know the feelings
Go through the whole week just to control the feeling
Waiting to Thursday yo emotions hit the ceiling
Just to hear he canceled on you like a old subscription
But don’t blame yo Grandad cause see we from a system
That tears apart the household and keeps the father distant
Have your mother playing both roles
Ay by the boatloads
So in the end, you end up missing both parents, as you grow so
I refuse to let that happen to a seed of mine
To prepare for this world that’s a need a mine
But I’m still human that’s something you gotta keep in mind
A lotta questions you’ll have I’ll tell you to seek Divine
The further you get from that the further that you fall
Because the best father is The Father of us all, Lawd

CHORUS - OOZEELA
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree
Far from the tree, my seed
You will never be apart from
You will never be apart from me
You will never be apart from me
No matter how far you may be
How far you from the tree, my seed
You will never be apart from
You will never be apart from me
You will never be apart from me

VERSE 2 - ARLO MAVERICK
Maybe I’m naive
And wrong in saying never
My pops made mistakes
Therefore I must do better
I don’t blame him or hate him
Those mistakes made me
But for the safety of your legacy
They can’t repeat
No buts or commas
I'm dealing with all my traumas
Not tryna have baby mommas
I'm choosing a different mantra
Husband, then a father
So my kids cannot be farther
Then my arms reach
Disagree? Then don't bother
Better or worse
Yo, my vow is an oath
So we will work through everything
We will no wreck our home
Shared custody
Ain’t something they’ll know
We will live at one table
We will eat at one home
Daddy will tuck them in
And read them stories at night
So if you plan to monkey branch
You cannot be my wife
These aren’t non-negotiable
My kids need their mom and pop
So if we can’t agree on this
Then it’s best we stop

CHORUS - OOZEELA
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree
Far from the tree, my seed
You will never be apart from
You will never be apart from me
You will never be apart from me
No matter how far you may be
How far you from the tree, my seed
You will never be apart from
You will never be apart from me
You will never be apart from me

VERSE 3 - FAB EL
My father wasn’t there so that title I don’t joke about
I’m here for my kids so that cycle will be broken now
My mom raised three of us, that’s three different open mouths
Three different jobs for clothes, home and to hold it down
My Queen, hold your crown like you held us up
I bet against the odds that I’ll never have no better luck
Than prayers from my momma
Her could karma helped to strengthen us
My momma prayed so much like an Angel she projected love
Now as a daddy I’m reflecting back
My kids happiness means more to me than mine it’s a selfless act
To be of guidance is my quest in fact
And I’m relying on divine intelligence to help with that
Knowledge, wisdom, understanding makes things all complete
I know my daughters royalty cause her momma’s a Queen
As for my son, young King you a copy of me
The fruits that I bare will never fall from the the tree, nah

CHORUS - OOZEELA
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree
Far from the tree, my seed
You will never be apart from
You will never be apart from me
You will never be apart from me
No matter how far you may be
How far you from the tree, my seed
You will never be apart from
You will never be apart from me
You will never be apart from me

OUTRO - OOZEELA
Flesh of my flesh
Blood of my blood
You’re the best of myself
Joy of my world
(You will never be apart from me)
Breath of my breath
Joy of my world
You’re the best of myself
You are my all
(You will never be apart from me)

Written by Ashton Stevens, Marlon Wilson, Fabian Mayers & Oliver Severin