saturday night i was at this really wild part
they had the liquor ova flowin' the cups
about five six strippers tryin to work for a buck and i,
took one girl outside with me
her name was lani she went thru jr. high with me
i said why you up in there dancin' for cash?
i guess you whole life's changed since i've seen you last
She said

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What would you do if your son was at home
cryin' all alone on the bedroom floor cuz' he's hungry
and the only way ta feed him is ta sleep witha man for a little
bit of money
and his daddy's gone
somewhere smokin' rock now in and out of lock down
i aint got a job now
so for you this is just a good time but for me this is what i call
life.

Girl you aint the only one with a baby
but that's no excuse to be livin' all crazy
and then she looked me right square in the eye and said
everyday i wake up hopin to die
she said nigga i know about pain cuz
me and my sista ran away so my daddy couldn't rape us
before i was a teeneger i'da been thru more shit that u can't
even relate ta

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ooh.. Then she said
(what would you do) Get up on my feet and let go of every
excuse
(What would you do) Cuz i wouldn't want my baby to go thru
what i went thru
(what would you do) get up on my feet and stop makin' tired
excuses
(what would you do) Girl i no if my mother can do it baby you
can do it

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(rap) What would you do if your son was at home cryin' all
alone on the bedroom floor cuz' he's hungry, and the only way
to feed him is ta sleep with a man for a little bit a money and
his daddy's gone, Somewhere smokin' rock now, In and out a
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 c'mon...

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