Boys and girls wanna hear a true story
Saturday night was at this real wild party
They had the liquor on the floor in a cup
About five-six strippers tryin` to 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 changed since I seen you last
She said
What would you do if your son was at home
Cryin` all alone on the bedroom floor
Cause 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 lockdown, 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
That`s no excuse to be livin` all crazy
Then she looked me right square in the eye
And said, Everyday I wake up hoping to die
She said, Nigga I know about pain because
Me and my sister ran away so my daddy couldn`t rape us
Before I was a teenager
I done been through more shit you can`t even relate to
What would you do if your son was at home
Cryin` all alone on the bedroom floor
Cause 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 lockdown, 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
Then she said
(What would you do)
Get up on my feet and let go of every excuse
(What would you do)
Cause I wouldn`t want my baby to go through what I went through
(What would you do)
Get up on my feet and stop makin` up tired excuses
(What would you do)
Girl I know if my mother could do it, baby you can do it
(Yeah)
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
What would you do if your son was at home
Cryin` all alone on the bedroom floor
Cause 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 lockdown, 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
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