Kipling (feat. Adam Griffith & Youngblood III)

Chorus (Adam Griffith):

Show me what it takes to turn a boy into a man

Show me what it takes to turn a dream into a plan

Show me what it takes to take a stand

Seize the moment when the hourglass is running out of sand

Show me what it takes to be a man

Show me what it takes, show me what it takes

Show me what it takes to take a stand

Show me what it takes, show me what it takes

Verse 1 (Youngblood II):

Make way mister diem to the carpe

All day til i’m wrinkled as a shar pei

No shortcuts mister doing it the hard way

Always magic on the mic like mister hardaway

Penny for my thoughts, if they’re worth the cost, you ask

Why, i ask why not, dash thicker than the plot

On the rock on the top of my final resting spot

Stomach knots, looking to the sky to connect the dots

But who knows what the future holds

What’s written in these stars can’t be foretold

What’s written on these cards i will not fold

What’s written in these bars you must behold

But who’s gonna show me how to grow my son into a man of hope?

Teach him everything i know and keep him cool in my shadow if

You can fill each minute up with sixty seconds distance run

When it all is said and done you will become a man my son

Chorus

Verse 2 (Youngblood III):

What i’m capable of understanding might surprise you

I want to be like you, but not exactly like you

And in my view, you’re the type to

Hide til it’s all gone, the feeling that’s inside you

Colder than the polar in expressing your emotions, but your

Actions are much bolder than message that’s unspoken

Unbroken chain, gaining speed never slowing

All aboard this train, this is poetry in locomotion

Teach me how to laugh, teach me how to cry, show me how to

Live, show me how to die, teach me the how to love, show me

How to try, teach me how to lead, show me how to thrive

Teach me everything i need to know until you’re out of time

Please throw me that ball, dad, come and watch me walk

I’m getting pretty tall now, listen to me talk

Pick me up when i fall down, build me up when i fail

Will you heed my call when the road gets bumpy as brail?