[Talking]

[Intro]
Yeah, ohh yeah, this goes out, to all the families that went
through the struggle, yeah, from the heart,
it was all from the heart, everything was real

[Verse 1]
yo, dwelling in the past, flash backs when I was young
who ever thought I'd have a baby girl and 3 sons
I'm going through this difficult stage I find it hard
to believe why my old earth had so many seeds
but she's an old woman and do to me I respect that
I saw life for what its really worth and took a step back
family ain't family no more, we used to play ball
eggs after school, eat gritz cause we were poor
grab the plirs for the channel, fix the hanger on the T.V.
rockin each others pants to school wasn't easy
we survived winters snauty nose with no coats
we kept it real but the older brother still had jokes
sadly daddy left me at the age of six I didn't know notin' but mommy neatly packed his shit
she cried, and grandma held the family down
I guess mommy wasn't strong enough, she just went down
check it, 15 of us in a 3 bedroom apartment
roaches everywhere causons and aunts were there
4 in the bed, 2 at the foot, 2 at the head
I didn't like to sleep with jon-jon he pied the bed
seven 'o' clock pluckin roaches out the cereal box
we shared the same spoon, watchin saturday cartoons
sugar water was our thing, every meal was no thrill
in the summer free lunch held us down like sneal and there was days I had to go to Tax house with a note
"Shtay, gloria can I borrow some food I'm dead broke"
so embarrasin I couldn't stand to knock at the door
my friends might be laughin, I spent stamps in stores
mommy wheres the toilet paper, use the newspaper
look ms. Rose gave us a cauch, shes the neighbour
thanx miss. D my whol youth was..(cant here what he's saying)
2 brothers who must led this defeat killed me
but I remember this mom's would lick her finger tips
to wipe the cold out of my eye before school wit her spit case worker had her runnin back for face to face
I caught a case house, trying to throw us out our place.
sometimes I'm look up at the stars and analyze the sky
And ask myself was I ment to be here?
why? yeah..

[Mary J]
All that I got is you
And I'm so thankful I made it through
x3

[Mary J]
I sit and think about all the times we did without dad
I always said I woudn't cry, when I saw tears in your eyes
I understand that dadys not here now,
but some way ore some how, I will always be around, yeah
All the things that I did from this to that
oh from drugs to being there
being down and out and I love you always.

[Talking]