[Verse 1] Mama wanna play by the rules... G Gets out the pin Boy... yah lookinhealthy Wanna live large Take charge that's priority Who's the man in front of me? Who's my authority? Get past that and live another day But the wrong way Uhh... Yah family went the other way Gots to be down and stops clownin Well I did my dirt Bet cha did yah dirty? Skirt to the next episode Tell me! Tell me! Waz goin down... Are still my buddy Or just another bosa Let me now I gotta go Hit my next flow And then I'm out the do And as a matter a fact I'm feelinshady I think I'm goin crazy Uhh! The room just faded me Best thinkintah get a grip Or else I'm gonna pass out Or better yet I'm gonna blackout
Chorus: (Male) Don't wanna be wrong But I rather live my life strong Cause were gonna be happy (Female) I know it's gonna take some time to lay around (Male) I'm losin my mind No more wastin precious time (We re gonna be happy) (Female) So I gotta do what I gotta do
[Verse 2] I'm in jail cause I'm a sinner I only wanna be a winner But I'm broke I'm livinin a blackout stage And it ain't no joke But see I'm innocent the judge won't believe me I gotta get out because my family says they need me How does it feel when you got no wheels I can't take care about my family Now my son wants to dope-deal Heaven help him Or rather wheres my bail Cause roaminwitta crew like that He ll end up in jail Like his father... and that won't make him a better person It's like a plot that only worsens Now wife claims I'm cheatin on her all the time All men ain't perfect but I swear that baby ain't mine Now she's strugglinsurvivinon her own But she's got my three kids and now daddy's home alone Now I gots to gets my life back together No doubt (Echo) Here comes the blackout
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[Verse 3] Now I'm livin my life that of a bad one Ain't never had none So I out to gets mine Had to struggle in the process It's gettindeep And there ain't no time for sleep To many things runninthrough my mind Walkin on a thin line and ain't nuthinkind I feelinlike I'm gonna pass out Right in that wrong route Steady headed foe the blackout I starts to squeeze a little hard again Down for da stealin But never down for the killin Moms working hard Doinwhat she's able Stressintryinto put my food on the table But me, my sista, my brotha we miss our father Father's locked away... will he stay Hopefully not... so he hear my holla To come back in one piece So while a single, single parent's crap will just sleep