Papas Got A Brand New Excuse

Trash became treasure for another preserver
You are not welcome here you are a deserter
I don't want you near me don't you come no further
Outside looking in you was just an observer
I always ask, why don't he want me?
I still wanna know, why he don't want me?
Thinking at night I'll never know why he don't want me
Mama I gotta know, why don't he want me?
How could you walk away after you saw my face
I know you was young
But could you and my mom not come to a common place
Disappeared without a trace and they named me after you
A little ass boy that abandoned ship 'stead of stepping up
And doing what you had to do
I can't help but wonder
If you was fighting for me
I know and understand that there's two sides to every story
Still can't find a valid reason for you to up and leave
Now as a father it's harder not to wear that hurt on my sleeve
Telling me you really wanna fix things
Even though you know you never meant to
Steady comin in and out of my life
And I wanted a dad so bad that I let you
Can't pretend that it don't hurt
Could start drinking again but it won't work
It'll all come back when it's over
I'll just feel the pain again when I'm sober
Trash became treasure for another preserver
You are not welcome you are a deserter
I don't want you near me don't you come no further
Outside looking in you was just an observer
I always ask, why don't he want me?
I still wanna know, why he don't want me?
Thinking at night I'll never know why he don't want me
Mama I gotta know, why don't he want me?