daddy knows

Singer: dave east

kairi

you know you about to be on my album?

yeah

do you know that

hmm?

yeah

i love you

i love you

dada

i love you

dada!

i love

dada

we gotta make the music right here

okay

make the music right here and then you play the piano

okay

daddy's arm is like a turnstile

daddy packs his bills up real high

i don't ask no questions

ask no whys

daddy's arm is like a turnstile

ain't nothing cooler than being your dad

i could be mad at the world

soon as i see you

i'm glad

for you

i go hard

can't tell me

dave

you need to relax

daddy chasing a bag

when i don't get to see you is wack

i see my eyes when i look in your eyes

i see my nose when i look at your nose

i can feel you in my soul

feel like i knew you forever

you only two years old

your father love you

no matter the stories you get told

i was there the day you came out your moms

so small

could fit your face in my palm

i used to pray you was strong

you got my last name

you my earth

a goddess

a queen

the same month you was born i stopped drinking lean

i see the world different

just me and my little girl chilling

violate

i make the world feel it

when nas made that song about daughters

ain't know the lyrics

you was born yet

now i'm listening

i can feel it

daddy's arm is like a turnstile

daddy packs his bills up real high

i don't ask no questions

ask no whys

daddy's arm is like a turnstile

ain't nothing better than knowin' you mines

i see your face on facetime and i know why i grind

it was the 9th of march

never been so nervous in my life

i mean

i'm from the hood where niggas get murdered over dice

what kind of daddy would i be?

i done sold drugs

been in jail

been denied bail

with my homie hoping he don't tell

i never changed a diaper before

i helped ayeshia with jamir but that was light

he a boy

little girls is the future of our world

can't impress with just diamonds or some pearls

my daughter gotta be thorough

you half puerto-rican

half black

i trade it all for you before i write my last rap

when you get older

i'll tell you how i stash packs

and tucked weed in my socks and had to flee from the cops

but forget that

i'd rather teach you 'bout independence

and how the world is yours and you don't need nobody in it

daddy's arm is like a turnstile

daddy packs his bills up real high

i don't ask no questions

ask no whys

daddy's arm is like a turnstile

Lyric Context: daddy knows - dave east