A Young Man With a Kid

I was the one among us Who had my fate sealed in Columbus When my girlfriend announced she was with child Not yet legal as a drinker I was buying diapers for a stinker While my friends were still sowing their oats wild I pulled myself up by the ears Graduated in three years And started working in an office nine to five With my peers still drunk and stupid I was paying the price to Cupid Doing what it took to just survive Instead of hiking ‘round Europe I was measuring formula syrup Knowing there were things I could do never more I kept pushing the baby stroller Each year growing five years older Having forgotten the dreams I had before When I felt sorry for my life’s lot I looked in the eyes of my little tot And saw such trust and love upon her face It was right then and there That I finally became aware My journey had led me to the right place I no longer missed the life I had Just being a Daddy made me glad The sacrifices I had to make I easily did And as the years passed us by I thanked the gods up in the sky For blessing me as a young man with a kid