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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Royce Da 5'9"
Royce Da 5'9"
Vocals
Robert Glasper
Robert Glasper
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Denaun Porter
Denaun Porter
Songwriter
Jeremie Pennick
Jeremie Pennick
Songwriter
R. Montgomery
R. Montgomery
Songwriter
Robert Glasper
Robert Glasper
Songwriter
Thomas Paladino
Thomas Paladino
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Alexander Smith
Alexander Smith
Recording Engineer
Brian “B-Jones” Jones
Recording Engineer
Buscemi
Buscemi
Recording Engineer
I.V. Duncan
I.V. Duncan
Recording Engineer
Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri
Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri
Mastering Engineer
Mike Kuz
Mike Kuz
Recording Engineer
Morning Estrada
Morning Estrada
Mixing Engineer
Mr. Porter
Mr. Porter
Producer
Ryan Highland
Ryan Highland
Recording Engineer
Steve Baughman
Steve Baughman
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Man, I had a dream that my father told me
Well, let's play a game
Look me in my eyes
And just make sure you don't blink
And you ask me anything you want
But remember, don't blink
[Verse 2]
I said, shit
I got all the courage in the world to start askin' shit
That I never had the courage to ask before
Like, what's wrong with me?
Like, okay, I'm born a addict
Do you think that you doin' drugs
Had more of a adverse effect on me?
Do you think if you didn't do drugs
That maybe I somehow woulda came out better?
Would I had done better?
[Verse 3]
I got one
I was always seekin' your approval as, as a child
You made me feel like I could never do shit right
I always wanted to know, like
Through everything that I've been through in the game
Do I make you proud?
Like, are you proud of me?
Finally?
[Verse 4]
And then I was about to ask him about the abuse
On my mom and I fuckin' blinked
As soon as I blinked
[Verse 5]
I wanna know if it's okay if
I'm lookin' my son right in the face
Kinda ask some questions
The objective of the paper is to go in depth about a figure in our lives
That we find, uh, inspiring
You know, we look up to
[Verse 6]
I wanted to do mines about you
I remember the title I had for it
And, uh, I was, I was thinkin' of callin' it
The Book of Ryan
[Verse 7]
I was kinda sittin' tryna get in the first paragraph
And I started to realize how difficult it is to write
How can I write a paper on my father
When I don't know who he is?
[Verse 8]
So, I guess the first question is
Who are you?
Written by: Alvin Worthy, James W. Rencher, Jeremie Scorpio Pennick, Thomas Angelo Paladino
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