[Chorus 2X]

Don't hate me shawty

But even if you hate me shawty

I still love you

And now I only wish that you could

See that my intentions were good

I still love you



[Verse 1]

Forgave me once, forgave me twice, forgave me three times

I stayed lyin', you stayed down in the meantime

Had my son and turned around and had another one

I broke yo heart when I told you bout the other one

I stay in trouble ha? Ain't got too much to loose

Knew I could loose it all but never thought of losin' you

Eleven years ago I still regret me choosin' you

Meetin' you, pursuin' you and doin' you in '92

You fixed plates, showed yo face at every courtdate

And all you wanted me to do was call when I was out late

How could I let you go? I thought I knew it all

When you deserved the best and more, you been through it all

So you think I sold yo dreams, but what I say I mean

Just take it to consideration, I was 17

I'm still the same man, just had a change of plan

Never ask you back and fuck a wedding band

But I still love you



[Repeat Chorus 1 w/ ad libs]



[Verse 2]

Went from resentin' you, hatin' you, now I'm missin' you

On the realest shit I ever dropped, listen pops

I never even thought, to ask my mom what happened

Just knew that you was livin' in Manhattan and I was trappin'

We never had a chance, we was in different states

But I'll forgive it, you was human and we make mistakes

You tried to make it up, but shit, you couldn't pay enough

You sent me tons of toys and clothes thinkin' you gave enough

But it wasn't though, and you wasn't there

That's all I knew, so I grew up thinkin' you ain't care

I know it wasn't fair, but ay, it wasn't fun

But now what's done is done, no matter wha, I'm still yo son

I could care less if none of yo other children come

I'ma be right there prayin' you live to be a million one

Finally I understand, hustlin', livin' fast

Tryin' to get the cash and settle down and be a dad

You probably never knew, cuz hey, I never said it

But pops, I'm just like you, I'm stubborn and I'm hardheaded

But now you dead in the ground, no meanin' tellin' you now

But all I wanted was for you to be proud

I still love you



[Chorus]

Don't hate me shawty

If I ain't told you lately shawty

I still love you

Now I only wish that I could

See that yo intentions were good

I still love you

Don't hate me shawty

Please don't hate me shawty

Ay, I still love you

And now I only wish that I could

See that yo intentions were good



[Verse 3]

How could I criticize my daddy on that last verse

Lookin' at my own dirt, you got some nerve

But be that as it may, I got some shit to say

It's been a secret, I can't keep it for another day

I got a lil' girl, not just two lil' boys

And that's been killin' me inside, eatin' me alive

And I can't find the words, nor the nouns or verbs

To express whachu deserve, girl you worth the world

But I'm a man and I ain't perfect, if you hear me now

I'll tell you wha had happened, when, why, when, how

Me and yo mama met, we kinda kicked it off

But we wasn't 'posed to have a baby, we just chillin' out

We had a lot in common, almost the same sign

Same goals, said thangs at the same time

But then we destroyed the situation like the a changed mind

How could I look her in her eyes and holla dat aint mine

Her stomach gettin' bigger, and time is gettin' close

Six, seven, eight, nine months and I ain't told mah folks

Not just messiah mama, hell, I had told yo granny

Three kids in two years, baby, daddy had it

But I ain't ashamed of you, I'm more ashamed of me

It's not at all yo fault, you'd be better off blamin' me

But now I realize, where the problem lies

Forgive me babygirl, I apologize

And I still love you



[Chorus 2X]

Don't hate me shawty

Please don't hate me shawty

Cuz I still love you

Now I only wish that you could

See that my intentions were good