Walk Across That Stage
[Verse 1] Saturday mornings, you were out in the yard Glove on your hand, swinging hard Then one day you traded the diamond for drafts Engineering tables and a different kind of craft That beat-up navy hoodie, worn down to the thread Your mama swore she'd toss it, but you kept it instead Two weeks before graduation, you called with the news First day at the firm, son — you already can't lose [Chorus] And when they called your name, Marcus, I couldn't speak Four years of late nights had lifted up that week First in this family to walk across that stage Son, that was the proudest moment of my days [Verse 2] You still send me memes at midnight, half past one I laugh every time, 'cause that's just what you do, son But the kid who used to stay up way past bedtime Is the same man who showed this family what we could climb I sat in that crowd with your mama by my side Couldn't find the words, so I just let it ride There's things a dad holds deep that never find the air So I'm putting them here, hoping you know that I care [Chorus] And when they called your name, Marcus, I couldn't speak Four years of late nights had lifted up that week First in this family to walk across that stage Son, that was the proudest moment of my days