Letter To My Son - Akon (阿肯)

Composed by：Will IDAP/Akon

I had to do bad so you can do better

I was locked in a pin when I wrote you this letter

But you was way too young don't understand no evil and no better

It's time that I tell you who I am so I can protect you

'Cause a bad role model is something I can't afford to be

To you

'Cause only me and God knows what I did just here

I steal for you I deal for you

That's what I did for you

To get a meal for you

Nearly died for you

Did the time for you

I survived for you

To provide for you

All this for you

Did this for you

All that I do

I do for you

So you don't have to

So you don't have to

So you don't have to

So you don't have to

Made a couple trips home

Had a couple bricks on me

And always kept a stick on me

Can't let 'em make a victim of me

Risk my life for you

Dodging blue lights for you

Working overnight for you

So you're growing up to be just like me

A bad role model is something I can't afford to be

To you

Only me and God knows what I did just here

I steal for you I deal for you

That's what I did for you

To get a meal for you

Nearly died for you

Did the time for you

I survived for you

To provide for you

All this for you

Did this for you

All that I do

I do for you

So you don't have to

So you don't have to

So you don't have to

So you don't have to

Did it so you don't have to

Did it also that you never have to

Oh no no no

Did it so you don't have to

Don't do it

Did it also that you never have to

Oh no no no

Did it so you don't have to

I did it

Did it also that you never have to

Oh no no no

Did it so you don't have to

Don't do it

Did it also that you never have to

I steal for you I deal for you

That's what I did for you

To get a meal for you

Nearly died for you

Did the time for you

I survived for you

To provide for you

All this for you

Did this for you

All that I do

I do for you

So you don't have to