Hey, big guy Hey, big guy, it's okay if you cry Don't let them keep you bottled inside Flowers grow in the rain Hey, big guy Hey, big guy You be anything you wanna be and I won't ask Life's a tragedy or comedy and I won't laugh Our first son, you're anomaly, I'm your dad In this economy, I'll keep you out of poverty Mom and me are fightin', that's an earthquake Sorry you're in therapy in first grade But I'll make up for it, get you Discman for your birthday See you every other weekend now, but not the workdays Life is war and peace, you gotta be Tolstoy All you need is you, you gotta make your own joy Lose your livin', tryna get in, fit in with homeboys Bought you that guitar, now you gon' make your own noise You could get lost followin' the brain in your pants You'll be the cloud that could rain on all of your plans But you're the game boy 'cause you've got the game in your hands And even when I'm gone, I'ma yell your name in the stands, lil' man I know you got some holes inside, I hope that you could fill 'em on your own, man I bought you that computer, you could be another user or a grown man Just don't be a victim, here, remember what you're coached Uh, life will chew you up and spit you out before you know I'm just tryna glue together everything I broke Hey, big guy Hey, big guy, it's okay if you cry Don't let them keep you bottled inside Flowers grow in the rain Hey, big guy Hey, big guy Stop growin', would you? Damn, you really grew up fast I'm headin' out on tour again to get a big ol' bag So be nice to your sisters and when I get back We'll go explorin' and we'll watch The Mandalorian I miss you, spent the whole tour worryin' Sent him pics, see? Maine look just like Oregon Go help mom pick up all the floors again And I'm just glad your parents broke the cycle from my origin Life's throwin' lemons at adults in a curveball Gotta take the blame for it, man, when it's your fault Dudes play the victim, shit, I did it, ask your mom But don't lie to be cool 'cause it's cooler to be you You're a pure chance, a fresh start and a person If you're hurt, man, talk to me, let's work, man World War blues for dudes since the beginnin' We're all self-conscious, I'm not the first to admit it Dudes have been the problem, but I know that we can solve it, can we hold hands? Don't try to please everyone or be anyone else, just be your own man They gave me instructions, but I had to make 'em new Me and mom have got your back, it's really up to you But if it makes you happy, you know what you need to do Hey, big guy Hey, big guy, it's okay if you cry Don't let them keep you bottled inside Flowers grow in the rain Hey, big guy It's okay if you cry Hey, big guy Hey, big guy Hey, big guy It's okay if you cry Hey, big guy Hey, big guy Hey, big guy