[Verse 1] Wake up, put on a face, now everythings great And all fine, back in my mind I know it aint Bloodstains and pain, it hurts I catch the bus and train to work, Im ashamed to work But its better than drug selling From a twotime felon, where life is jail and Wisedup rebelling, and bring dirt back What Im doing, Imma work back, and never revert back To my old days, always got lifestyle I can bring the young dude old grace Me and you, and a child in court But me and you, should give the child support Times get rougher, we get tougher The baby gon suffer, breaking up the family structure Even though we claiming we love him I watch him barely in weeks and he can barely touch her It goes like that [Hook] I dont know you, so I dont owe you And dont trust you, follow as I could throw you People dont care what you go through But sometimes you need someone to hold you Down, hold you, down, hold you Down, hold you, down, hold you Down, hold you, down, hold you Down, hold you, down, hold you [Verse 2] Two jobs, two kids struggling They got new cars, two cribs bubbling You juggling, hustling, they look down on you, rub it in And do nothing, blame it on the government Lifes the true gift, new beef, new ribs Everybody die, few live And keep a scour for people power Standstill rush our, puff sour Sad day, is brightened by the happy hour When the power of love overcome the love of power Cant stand me, wanna brand me, just jam me My motorstopper, hand me, comes in too handy Hood vigilante, up the ? On every little orphan Emmy, and every nooking cranny Its uncanny, its just Manny being manny Cause Im the ugly child in the pretty family [Hook]
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