**VERSE 1** Lost myself in her eyes, now I'm lost in paperwork Three states away, my life in limbo, system made me hurt Four months holding my son close, thought he was my blood *(hold on)* Then they dropped the bomb, said he wasn't mine, felt like I was struck Fatherhood stripped away, identity in flames *(no, no, no)* Heart shattered on the floor, playing these system games Whiplash from the news had my soul in a sling But DNA don't lie, validation it would bring *(truth comes to light)* Test results hit different when they saying he's your seed Father in me flatlined, now needs to be freed *(gotta rise up)* **CHORUS** Finding my way back home when I was lost within *(lost within)* System tried to break me down, where do I begin? *(where do I begin?)* Healing ain't the way they say, found my own path *(my own way)* Through the smoke and visions clear, rebuilding from the crash *(rebuild, rebuild)* Finding my way back home when I was lost within *(coming home)* Father in me rising up, never quit, gotta win *(never quit)* **VERSE 2** Court-ordered therapy, crossing state lines *(crossing lines)* Government in my business, controlling my mind They push pills for profit, want me zombie-fied *(don't want that)* But the green and the fungi showed me what's inside *(showed me truth)* Ironic how they'd rather see me strung out on meds Than smoking what keeps demons quiet in my head *(make it make sense)* Different state, different rules, blessing in disguise *(thank God)* Distance gave me freedom, helped me realize That the system's built broken, but I refuse to break *(won't break me)* For my son I'm standing stronger, for his future's sake *(standing strong)* **VERSE 3** Writing rhymes became my lifeline when I couldn't breathe *(breathe in, breathe out)* Putting pain on paper, planting healing seeds Cleared my name across state lines, fought against the tide *(fought hard)* Case closed with no findings, father verified *(that's right)* The phoenix in me rising from prescription ashes *(rising up)* No thanks to their system, just my own practices Found myself in losing what I thought defined me *(who am I?)* Rebuilt my soul's foundation, now nothing can blind me To the truth that I'm more than labels they assigned me *(more than that)* Father, fighter, poet with a story behind me *(tell your story)* **OUTRO** Coming back home to myself *(home to myself)* Finding my way for my son *(for my son)* Sometimes you gotta get lost *(gotta get lost)* Before you can truly be found *(truly found)*

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