Biological Didn`t Bother

Yo, Yo<br>I want to dedicated this song to Philip Arthur Harrison<br>Word up<br>cause he was the one who took me from a boy to a man<br>So as far as I`m concerned, he`s my father cause my biological didn`t bother<br><br>[Verse 1]<br>Biological father, left me in the cold, when a few months old<br>Aa father`s child was greater than gold but I guess not<br>You brought me into the world but your not my dad<br>Mess around with those drugs makes my moms mad<br>So we left you with no remorsal pity<br>Took the first bus from York to Jersey City<br>Women and child alone now thats pressure<br>Moms got to go to work, drop me off by Obesa<br>Momma, Aunt DeDe, whoever<br>Aunt Falma, Uncle Roy we stuck together<br>A year went by and I could walk y`all<br>Moms got that good ol job at city hall<br>She probably didn`t trust men anymore<br>Until Philip Harrison walk though the door<br>Went out a few times but what about Shaquille<br>Moms offered him a million dollar package deal<br>She said you want me you gotta take my son<br>or else its like a hot dog but without the bun<br>Guess what he accepted, responsibility he never left it<br>He kept it, he kept it<br>He took me from a boy to a man so Phil is my father<br>cause my biological didn`t bother<br><br>[chorus] He took me from a boy to a man so Phil is my father <br>cause my biological didn`t bother. (4x)<br><br>[Verse 2]<br>January 5th Phil made a promise (what`s that)<br>He joined the army we moved to fort mamth<br>He disciplined me right from the get go<br>Age 2 bottle and my Mom shaquille let go<br>Actin spoiled, rotten, trippin<br>Got a butt whippin because I didn`t listen<br>Back then you see privates made no bucks<br>Had to get another job driven trucks<br>Workin hard as hell didn`t satisfy him<br>Had to another job working at the gym<br>He wasn`t "Gone with the Wind" like Clark Gable<br>Work all them jobs to put food on the table<br>Phil`s my father, daddy and thats the scoop<br>Can I go to the gym with you and shoot some hoops<br>Come on he put me under his wing<br>Was the ball boy for his little Arthur team<br>Sometimes he even made me mad<br>But it didn`t matter cause I still wanted to be like dad<br>but a little bit better<br>Encouraged me to stay in school and to get then good letters<br>I wasn`t a brainiac but I tried hard<br>Got to watch the Knicks play if I had a good report card<br>All types, all sorts<br>Disobeyed my dad and I couldn`t play sports<br>I learned to dribble from right to left<br>I couldn`t do a damn thang with all them F`s<br>Age 15 father and son confrontation that`s nothin<br>but father and son trials and tribulation<br>Back then I could under stand but I`m glad you did it<br>cause now I`m a man<br>He took me from a boy to a man so Phil is my father<br>cause my biological didn`t bother<br><br>(chorus)<br><br>[Verse 3]<br>Look at me now successful for sure<br>Phil raised me well, to be an entrepeneur<br>and if your making big dope be materialistic<br>cause you`ll end up another statistic<br>everything`s going well following my dreams<br>I dunked on Patrick Ewing<br>I won the ring like hakeem<br>Uh oh what do you know<br>Biological ones on the Ricky Lake show<br>What does he want, does he want money<br>What people do for money!!!<br>It`s kinda funny to me<br>He aint gettin no check from me (check it)<br>He can go on all the talk shows he want<br>Phil is my dad so dont even front<br>He took me from a boy to a man so Phil is my father<br>cause my biological didn`t bother<br><br>(Chorus)