Boys and girls, wanna hear a true story?

Saturday night, was at this real wild party

They had the liquor overflowin' the cup

About 5-6 strippers trying to work for a buck

And I took one girl outside with me

Her name was Lonnie

she went to junior high with me

I said, "why you up in there dancin for cash?"

I bet a whole lots changed since I seen you last



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What would you do if your son was at home

Cryin' all alone on the bedroom floor

cause he's hungry

And the only way to feed him

Is to sleep with a man for a little bit of money

And his daddy's gone

Somewhere smokin' rock now,

In and out of lock-down,

I ain't gotta job now

So for you this is just a good time

But for me, this is what I call life mmmm



Girl, you ain't the only one with a baby

That's no excuse to be living all crazy

And then she looked me right square in the eye

And said every day I wake up hopin' to die

she said, nigga I know about pain, cause

Me and my sister ran away so my daddy couldn't rape us

Before I was a teenager

I've done been through more shit you can't even relate to



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(RECORD SCRATCHING)

WAIT, HOLD UP, HOLD UP, HOLD UP, HOLD UP, STOP THE RECORD STOP THE RECORD SHORTY YOU DONT HAVETA BE GOING OUT LIKE THIS

What would you do

Get up on my feet and let go of every excuse

What would you do

Cause I wouldnt want my baby to go through what I went through

Come on what would you do

Get up on my feet and stop makin tired excuses

What would you do

Girl I know if my mamma can do it, baby you can do it



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