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 your whole life's changes 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'da been through more shit you can't even relate 
to

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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 through what I went through (what would you do) 
Get up on my 
feet I'm tired of excuses (what would you do) 
Girl I know if my mother can 
do it baby you can do it 

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