Yo, Yo   I want to dedicated this song to Philip Arthur Harrison   Word up   cause he was the one who took me from a boy to a man   So as far as I'm concerned, he's my father cause my biological   didn't bother      [Verse 1]   Biological father, left me in the cold, when a few months old   Aa father's child was greater than gold but I guess not   You brought me into the world but your not my dad   Mess around with those drugs makes my moms mad   So we left you with no remorsal pity   Took the first bus from York to Jersey City   Women and child alone now thats pressure   Moms got to go to work, drop me off by Obesa   Momma, Aunt DeDe, whoever   Aunt Falma, Uncle Roy we stuck together   A year went by and I could walk y'all   Moms got that good ol job at city hall   She probably didn't trust men anymore   Until Philip Harrison walk though the door   Went out a few times but what about Shaquille   Moms offered him a million dollar package deal   She said you want me you gotta take my son   or else its like a hot dog but without the bun   Guess what he accepted, responsibility he never left it   He kept it, he kept it   He took me from a boy to a man so Phil is my father   cause my biological didn't bother      [chorus] He took me from a boy to a man so Phil is my father    cause my biological didn't bother. (4x)      [Verse 2]   January 5th Phil made a promise (what's that)   He joined the army we moved to fort mamth   He disciplined me right from the get go   Age 2 bottle and my Mom shaquille let go   Actin spoiled, rotten, trippin   Got a butt whippin because I didn't listen   Back then you see privates made no bucks   Had to get another job driven trucks   Workin hard as hell didn't satisfy him      Had to another job working at the gym   He wasn't 'Gone with the Wind' like Clark Gable   Work all them jobs to put food on the table   Phil's my father, daddy and thats the scoop   Can I go to the gym with you and shoot some hoops   Come on he put me under his wing   Was the ball boy for his little Arthur team   Sometimes he even made me mad   But it didn't matter cause I still wanted to be like dad   but a little bit better   Encouraged me to stay in school and to get then good letters   I wasn't a brainiac but I tried hard   Got to watch the Knicks play if I had a good report card   All types, all sorts   Disobeyed my dad and I couldn't play sports   I learned to dribble from right to left   I couldn't do a damn thang with all them F's   Age 15 father and son confrontation that's nothin   but father and son trials and tribulation   Back then I could under stand but I'm glad you did it   cause now I'm a man   He took me from a boy to a man so Phil is my father   cause my biological didn't bother      (chorus)      [Verse 3]   Look at me now successful for sure   Phil raised me well, to be an entrepeneur   and if your making big dope be materialistic   cause you'll end up another statistic   everything's going well following my dreams   I dunked on Patrick Ewing   I won the ring like hakeem   Uh oh what do you know   Biological ones on the Ricky Lake show   What does he want, does he want money   What people do for money!!!   It's kinda funny to me   He aint gettin no check from me (check it)   He can go on all the talk shows he want   Phil is my dad so dont even front   He took me from a boy to a man so Phil is my father   cause my biological didn't bother      (Chorus)