What Would You Do?

[00:00.54] Boys and girls wanna hear a true story?
[00:07.99] Saturday night I was at this real wild party
[00:10.59] They had the liquor overflowing the cup
[00:12.63] About 5 or 6 strippers trying to work for a buck
[00:15.10] And I took one girl outside with me
[00:17.56] Her name was Lonni, she went to junior high with me
[00:20.29] I said, "Why you up in there dancing for cash?
[00:22.37] I guess a whole a lot's changed since I seen you last."
[00:24.69] She said
[00:25.54] What would you do if your son was at home
[00:27.40] Crying all alone on the bedroom floor
[00:29.71] Cause he's hungry
[00:31.19] And the only way to feed him is to, sleep with a man for a little bit of money
[00:34.81] And his daddy's gone
[00:36.22] Somewhere smoking rock now, in and out of lockdown
[00:38.70] I ain't got a job now
[00:40.43] So for you this is just a good time, but for me this is what I call life
[00:43.95] Girl you ain't the only one with a baby
[00:47.70] That's no excuse to be living all crazy
[00:49.82] Then she looked me right square in the eye
[00:52.32] And said every day I wake up hoping to die
[00:54.85] She said-nigga I know about pain cause
[00:57.32] Me and my sister ran away so my daddy couldn't rape us
[01:00.26] Before I was a teenager
[01:01.80] I been through more shit that you can't even relate to
[01:05.40] What would you do if your son was at home
[01:07.55] Crying all alone on the bedroom floor
[01:09.88] Cause he's hungry
[01:11.29] And the only way to feed him is to, sleep with a man for a little bit of money
[01:14.96] And his daddy's gone
[01:16.24] Somewhere smoking rock now, in and out of lockdown
[01:18.84] I ain't got a job now
[01:20.24] So for you this is just a good time, but for me this is what I call life
[01:24.24] Hold up!
[01:26.58] What would you do?
[01:35.04] Get up on my feet and let go of every excuse
[01:37.91] What would you do?
[01:39.37] Cause I wouldn't want my baby to go through what I went through
[01:43.02] Come on, what would you do?
[01:44.72] Get up on my feet and stop making tired excuses
[01:48.24] What would you do?
[01:50.26] Girl, I know if my mother can do it, baby you can do it
[01:53.87] What would you do if your son was at home
[01:55.89] Crying all alone on the bedroom floor
[01:58.28] Cause he's hungry
[01:59.32] And the only way to feed him is to, sleep with a man for a little bit of money
[02:03.12] And his daddy's gone
[02:04.58] Somewhere smoking rock now, in and out of lockdown
[02:06.98] I ain't got a job now
[02:08.60] So for you this is just a good time, but for me this is what I call life
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