What Would You Do?

[00:05.74] Boys and girls wanna hear a true story?
[00:07.24] Saturday night I was at this real wild party
[00:10.28] They had the liquor overflowing the cup
[00:12.14] About 5 or 6 strippers trying to work for a buck
[00:14.91] And I took one girl outside with me
[00:17.07] Her name was Lonni, she went to junior high with me
[00:19.82] I said, "Why you up in there dancing for cash?
[00:22.22] I guess a whole a lot's changed since I seen you last."
[00:24.54] She said
[00:25.46] What would you do if your son was at home
[00:27.47] Crying all alone on the bedroom floor
[00:29.69] Cause he's hungry
[00:31.18] And the only way to feed him is to, sleep with a man for a little bit of money
[00:34.52] And his daddy's gone
[00:35.82] Somewhere smoking rock now, in and out of lockdown
[00:38.68] I ain't got a job now
[00:40.18] So for you this is just a good time, but for me this is what I call life
[00:45.00] Girl you ain't the only one with a baby
[00:47.40] That's no excuse to be living all crazy
[00:50.16] Then she looked me right square in the eye
[00:52.23] And said every day I wake up hoping to die
[00:54.66] She said-nigga I know about pain cause
[00:56.92] Me and my sister ran away so my daddy couldn't rape us
[00:59.75] Before I was a teenager
[01:02.05] I been through more shit that you can't even relate to
[01:04.88] What would you do if your son was at home
[01:06.97] Crying all alone on the bedroom floor
[01:09.56] Cause he's hungry
[01:10.88] And the only way to feed him is to, sleep with a man for a little bit of money
[01:14.46] And his daddy's gone
[01:15.93] Somewhere smoking rock now, in and out of lockdown
[01:18.31] I ain't got a job now
[01:20.25] So for you this is just a good time, but for me this is what I call life
[01:24.24] Hold up!
[01:26.90]
[01:33.48] What would you do?
[01:34.75] Get up on my feet and let go of every excuse
[01:38.19] What would you do?
[01:39.82] Cause I wouldn't want my baby to go through what I went through
[01:43.08] Come on, what would you do?
[01:44.93] Get up on my feet and stop making tired excuses
[01:47.98] What would you do?
[01:49.25] Girl, I know if my mother can do it, baby you can do it
[01:52.63] What would you do if your son was at home
[01:55.27] Crying all alone on the bedroom floor
[01:57.57] Cause he's hungry
[01:59.05] And the only way to feed him is to, sleep with a man for a little bit of money
[02:02.96] And his daddy's gone
[02:04.16] Somewhere smoking rock now, in and out of lockdown
[02:06.75] I ain't got a job now
[02:08.66] So for you this is just a good time, but for me this is what I call life
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