Parents are supposed to be there for their children<\/p>\n
Even if their lives start to fall apart<\/p>\n
You can\u2019t just give up and walk away…<\/p>\n
…are leave the state to try to escape<\/p>\n
Deadbeats always make up excuses<\/p>\n
But quick to point their fingers when things don\u2019t go their way<\/p>\n
It\u2019s time to STEP UP<\/p>\n
It takes two to tango<\/p>\n
You laid down to make him<\/p>\n
Then turned around and left him<\/p>\n
How can you look at what you created with eyes that\u2019s blind to his pain?<\/p>\n
He stays looking for you<\/p>\n
And you\u2019re hiding in plain sight<\/p>\n
Too bad you\u2019re missing out on a kid that\u2019s beyond amazing<\/p>\n
All because you\u2019re too selfish to think past yourself<\/p>\n
It\u2019s time to STEP UP<\/p>\n
As a father you should be calling your son<\/p>\n
You should be the one making him feel loved<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no reason for months to go by without a word<\/p>\n
But you expect him to call to say what\u2019s up<\/p>\n
He needs a man to help him become one<\/p>\n
But you\u2019re too busy being a father to another child that\u2019s not yours<\/p>\n
It\u2019s time to STEP UP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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