oys and girls wanna hear a true story
saturday night i was at this real wild party
they had the licka ovaflowin the cup
about 5 or 6 strippers tryin ta work for a buck
and i

took one girl outside wit me
her name is lonny, she went ta junior high wit me
i said, why u up in there dancin for cash
i guess a whole lots change since i seen u last
she said,

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wut would u 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 wit a man for a little bit o' money
and his daddy's gone
so we're smokin pot now
in and outta lockdown
i aint got a job now
so for u this is jus a good time
but for me this is wut i call life
mmmm hmmm

girl u aint the only one wit a baby
thats no excuse to be livin all crazy
then she looked me right square in the eye
and said everyday i wake up hopin ta die
she said, nigga i know about pay cuz
me n my sista ran away so my daddy couldnt rape us
before i was a teenaga
i done been thru more shit u cant even relate ta

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yo wait wait hold up hold up hold up hold up
stop tha record yo stop the record
shawty u aint gotta be goin out like this yo

hold up
wut would u do
get up off my feet n let go of every excuse
wut would u do
cuz i wouldnt want my baby to go thru wut i went thru
come on wut would u do
get up off my feet n stop makin tired excuses
wut would u do
girl i know if my motha can do it baby u can do it

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wut would u 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 wit a man for a little bit o' money
n his daddy's gone
so we're smokin pot now
in and outta lockdown
i aint got a job now
so for u this is just a good time
but for me this is wut i call life
come on

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