Cardboardi B - Family Ties (feat. Odd Hal)

An open letter to my family
We got family ties, tighter than twisty ties
Tangled terribly all together in a drawer next to the knives
We've witnessed and shared in each one of our struggles
You're my brothers, sisters, cousins, thicker than Ma's biggest band of rubber
My brother I grew up with you and you were my first friend
Man, I'm gonna love you until the frickin' end
I've watched you grow from the days when you waddled as a toddler
To a brilliant young man, yo who's about to be a doctor
Bro I'm so proud, haven't always said it aloud
But you're an amazing human being, now I'll shout it out loud
You're kind, caring, compassionate, and intelligent
Hell-bent on lending a helping hand to everyone that you can
As an EMT, man you're hard to beat
In every video game we played since 2003
I started strong and you got better
I plateaued quickly and you were sharper than cheddar
We both went to college and you actually got through it
We all knew it would happen, we could see that I blew it
But you supported me when so many others didn't bother
Shoutout to my mother, brother and my father
We got family ties, that's a bond for life
We fought struggle and we fought strife
If ever you call, y'all know I'll be there
We've lived through this shit and y'all know I care
We've seen our highs and we've seen our lows
And I don't want to see any of you ever go
Forever family, man we're bonded in blood
You couldn't wish to be in a better club
Mom I never been able to say how much I love you
But I wished you were near so I could frickin' hug you
You're smarter than you'll ever give yourself credit to
I got a part of me from a part of you
And dad I've always known that I've been a bit of a bother
Hit you up for money when I lived as a squatter
You're the man I want to be in the world
Learned from you and mom how to properly treat a girl
I wanna emulate you in every way
Even allow myself to go bald before gray
You love me no matter what, unconditionally
And I love you more than life, don't you ever leave me
This extends from my parents to aunts and uncles
You were my bridge over trouble, Simon to Garfunkel
Each one of you a parent on an extended branch
Treating me like a son and never changing your stance
Some have passed on and some are far away
I love you all the more with every passing day
Whether we'd gone into Boston or were slinging peach rings
You are my life, you are my everything
We got family ties, that's a bond for life
We fought struggle and we fought strife
If ever you call, y'all know I'll be there
We've lived through shit and y'all know I care
We've seen our highs and we've seen our lows
And I don't want to see any of you all go
Forever family, bonded in blood
You couldn't wish to be in a better club
My cousins growing up, we were close to each other
Than Childish Gambino is to Donald Glover
We grew up as best friends, hung out every day
The school bus dropped me off at your house on its way
Or I'd trek over after school for my fill of Doctor Phil
It's these memories that keep me feeling real
We've been through shit, but we keep getting better
We've weathered many storms even snow in November
Spent ten days that year going on without power
Started going to school before we could even shower
Used to build houses out of clippings from the mower
Never saw inside the barn, but we saw it fall over
Rugrats living under a wonderful roof
With a grandmother who has nothing else to prove
Everyone who has has been lucky to meet this lady
Says she practically raised every generation's babies
Over an old set of Lincoln Logs and board games
At Camp Granny, by the brook, or on a walk through the rain
You scared us to hell when you went to bore a hole
Always kind and compassionate, never losing control
Serving as the perfect model in every one of your roles
As a grandma and a person, as an actor and a goal
You created the tear-resistant life bonds we see today
We got family ties t-t-t-t-tighter than Beyonce's braids
Yeah
We got family ties, that's a bond for life
We fought struggle and we fought strife
If ever you call, y'all know I'll be there
We've lived through shit and y'all know I care
We've seen our highs and we've seen our lows
And I don't want to see any of you ever go
Forever family, we're bonded in blood
You couldn't wish to be in a better club
We've got family ties, that's a bond for life
Ahhhh
Yeah. It is what it is. Cardboardi B. Odd Hal. We out...

Written by:
Shawn McNamara

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