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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