Boys and girls wanna hear a true story?

Saturday night was at this real wild party,

They had the liquor overflowing the cup

About five six strippers tryin ta 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 guess a whole lot's changed since I've seen you last."

She said...



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What would you do if you son was at home,

crying all alone on the bedroom floor cuz 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 got a job now

so for you this is just a good time

but for me this is what i call life



Girl you ain't the only one with a baby

but that's no excuse to be living all crazy

then she looked me right square in the eye

and said, "Everday i wake up, hoping to die."

she said, "Nigga i know about pain cuz,

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

before i was a teenager,

i'd done been through more shit you can't even relate ta,"



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Ooh...then she said (What Would You Do If?)

Get up on my feet and let go of every excuse (What Would You Do If?)

Cause i wouldn't want my baby to go through what i went through (What Would You Do If?)

Get up on my feet and stop makin tired ezcuses( What Would You Do If?)

Girl i know if my mother can do, it baby you can do it



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What would you do if your son was at home

crying all alone on the bedroom floor cuz 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 got a job now

so for you this is just a good time but for me this is what i call life

come on.....



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