[00:00.00][00:20.00]You cant control what life presents you[00:23.23]Keep it moving man one day you’ll make it through[00:25.25]And at times, yea we’ve all played the fool[00:30.30]Dust yourself off and just do you[00:33.33]Keep it moving man one day you’ll make it through[00:36.36]Set your goals high be sure to stay true[00:40.40]It all started 5/30/74[00:43.43]I came into this world I was wanting more[00:45.45]Yea mom stayed home dad had a j.o.b[00:48.48]But even in G ville man it wasn’t enough cheese[00:50.50]So we packed a Uhaul, hit 95, up to NY, LI, when I was about 5[00:56.56]10 months to the day my dad broke out to f LA[00:59.59]and mom and I stayed in a one bedroom apartment[01:02.02]no dad on the first day of school[01:04.04]mom had to work a job just to buy food[01:06.06]thank god for pop pop always stopping by[01:09.09]mom had pride but needed help just to get by[01:11.11]I cried every night for months when my father left[01:14.14]Looking back yea man yo it’s for the best[01:16.16]I had to put this down on paper for me to use[01:18.18]CL, and the history of deacon blue[01:20.20]You cant control what life presents you[01:23.23]Keep it moving man one day you’ll make it through[01:26.26]And at times, yea we’ve all played the fool[01:31.31]Dust yourself off and just do you[01:34.34]Keep it moving man one day you’ll make it through[01:37.37]Set your goals high be sure to stay true[01:40.40]Now im a grown man with a family of my own[01:44.44]To get to where im at it’s a long road im still on[01:46.46]Motivated is how I got here today[01:49.49]Knuckleheaded, yea man I paved my own way[01:51.51]I listened to no one when I should’ve take advice[01:54.54]Went back to school when I was a dad with a wife[01:56.56]Held a 9 to 5, some called it a career[01:59.59]If it wasn’t for mom and EJ I probably wouldn’t be here[02:02.02]Age old wisdom, things I could’ve seen[02:04.04]Now I don’t have time for dad who had no time for me[02:06.06]I'm a man I keep it moving life is short you see[02:09.09]To my kids I am who my father could never be[02:11.11]I call it how I see, yea its like that[02:14.14]Too late in the game man we cant get those years back[02:16.16]I still remember the record, you gave to me[02:20.20]Yea my favourite song, deacon blue[02:21.21]You cant control what life presents you[02:24.24]Keep it moving man one day you’ll make it through[02:27.27]And at times, yea we’ve all played the fool[02:32.32]Dust yourself off and just do you[02:34.34]Keep it moving man one day you’ll make it through[02:37.37]Set your goals high be sure to stay true[02:41.41]You cant control what life presents you[02:44.44]Keep it moving man one day you’ll make it through[02:47.47]And at times, yea we’ve all played the fool[02:52.52]Dust yourself off and just do you[02:54.54]Keep it moving man one day you’ll make it through[02:57.57]Set your goals high be sure to stay true