[Intro] (I love you daddy~!) Awww, I love you too Hood nigga; yeah, I told you I would I told you I would - hey! Hey, ay
[Chorus: repeat 2X] It feels good to be here [3X] I musta done somethin right here, the kid right here
[Shawty Lo] Ninety-three, my granny left me So confused, my home is the streets For although I chose to stand I was like, "Damn what about me, and?" A young teen forced to be, a grown man Who idol was Michael Jordan, not a dopeman "Dopeman, Dopeman" yet it's me And ever since I heard that, yeah that's me A 9th grade dropout, got a rock at the park Me and Kurt ridin dirt, servin slims out the car Dope boy fresh boy man I swear I was ballin Fit from Kel, got my kicks from Walter
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[Shawty Lo] They say I lucked up to get where I am Real talk nigga I'm the man (?) can't understand Grindin every nigga if I didn't, did and Yeahhh, I ran the bitch like Nino See Lo man but my real name Carlo Hood rich nigga comin straight from the kennel (?) Street, Shawty Lo, Jay Leno Yeah I'm I'm-proved I made it do the do D4L, who would ever knew I musta dona something right, right? Yeahhhh
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[Shawty Lo] Oh yeah, I got love for you haters You really motivate a player Ayy, I couldn'ta did it without ya On the real, still did it without ya Grandma, I told ya I got'cha You told me I could and you told me I can Never had doubt, in your lil' man I swear to God you're the reason I stand All I'm sayin