Verse 1:
Boys and girls wanna hear a true story?
Saturday night, was at this real wild party
They had the liquor overflowin' the cup
About 5, 6 strippers tryin' to work for a buck
An I took one girl outside wit me
Her name was Loni
She went to junior high wit me
I said, "Why you up in there dancin for cash?
I guess a whole lot's changed since I seen you last"
She said...
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What would you do if your son was at home
Crying all alone on the bedroom floor 'cause he's hungry
An' the only way to feed him is to sleep wit a man for a little bit of
money
An' 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
Verse 2:
Girl, you ain't the only one wit a baby
That's no excuse to be livin' all crazy
Then she looked me right square in the eye
An' said, "Everyday I wake up hopin' to die"
She said, "Nigga I know about pain 'cause
Me and my sista 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
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Verse 3:
Then she said, "What would you do if..."
Get up on my feet and let go of every excuse
"What would you do if..."
'Cause I wouldn't want my baby to go through what I went through
"What would you do if..."
Get up on my feet, stop makin' tired excuses
"What would you do if..."
Girl, I know if my mother can do it, baby, you can do it
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