Gratitude - (8-7-2016) [Live in Park City]

I love you back

I love you back

Could be worse, huh?

Look where you are!

Reading the calendar today it said Park City,

We thought we were going to like a dive bar

Could be worse, right?

This piece is called 'Gratitude'

My band teacher told me quote-

"Mike, you ain't ****."

But it wasn't until I heard that that I quit

And bought that Motif, made them shit beats

Turned that old car to this window seat

Where it all makes sense

Now God gives me hints every time I burn incense

Don't that make you so incense? Mr. Z

Whoo! I blew up and ain't visit your class since

But wait- I didn't write this to say I told you so

Because without you I'd never sold out shows

I thought that was worth a page or two

Dear Mr. Z, this is dedicated to you

Gratitude, thank you

My dad called when Uncle Fred died

I didn't want my mom to see me cry

So I got 'em all out on the flight back

People looking at me funny but it's like that

See Uncle Freddie was a good guy

He was proud when I started to win

My aunt told me he loved me and I swear to God

She gave me one of his pens

And the same pen that I wrote this song with

The same pen that I'm about to put my team on with

Cuz he keeps giving me **** ****

People keep on telling me, "Mike you're so sick"

I hope that's enough to change your mood

Change a Utah sky from grey to blue

I thought that was worth a page or two

Dear Uncle Fred, this is dedicated to you

Gratitude, thank you

This verse can never pay you back

****

A lot of my friends never had no dads

And before we knew I had a six-style

Used to drive me to the studio to rap on the six mile

Showed me that a real man ain't afraid because he hugs, kisses, and cries

April to April stays faithful

Loves, listens, and tries

So when I do find Mrs. Right,

Best believe my game gonna be zipper tight

Like you're still making Mom breakfast every morning

You start her car up in the winter when it's snowing

Remember when you broke it down in New Orleans? I didn't tell you

I had my phone out recording it

Said, "Why'd you marry Mom?

Said, "Well, Michael, in my heart, I knew I loved your mother."

And I said, "Is your heart more important than your head?"

Said, "I don't know, you're 28

Y've got to figure some things out on your own."

Now that, ladies and gentlemen, is some g-****

When my son's 28 I'm gonna show him this poem

He's gonna need this

I'm sorry, but I thought that was worth a page or two

Dear Dad, this is dedicated to you

Gratitude, thank you