| (feat. Gemini, Sarah Green) 
 I can't, I won't, I can't, I won't
 Let you leave
 I don't know what you want
 You want more from me?
 
 She said to him
 "I want you to be a father
 He's your little boy and you don't even bother
 Like "brother" without the R
 And he's starting to harbor
 Cool and food for thought
 But for you he's a starver
 Starting to use red markers on his work
 His teacher say they know he's much smarter
 But he's hurt
 Used to hand his homework in first
 Like he was the classroom starter
 Burst to tears
 Let them know she see us
 Now he's fighting in class
 Got a note last week that say he might not pass
 Ask me if his daddy was sick of us
 Cause you ain't never pick him up
 You see what his problem is?
 He don't know where his poppa is
 No positive male role model
 To play football and build railroad models
 It's making a hole you've been digging it
 Cause you ain't been kicking it
 Since he was old enough to hold bottles
 Wasn't supposed to get introduced to that
 He don't deserve to get used to that
 Now I ain't asking you for money or to come back to me
 Some days it ain't sunny but it ain't so hard
 Just breaks my heart
 When I try to provide and he say 'Mommy that ain't your job'
 To be a man, I try to make him understand
 That I'm his number one fan
 But its like he born from the stands
 You know the world is out to get him, so why don't you give him a chance?"
 
 So he said to him
 "I want you to be a father
 I'm your little boy and you don't even bother
 Like "brother" without the R
 And I'm starting to harbor
 Cool and food for thought
 But for you I'm a starver
 Starting to use red markers on my work
 My teacher say they know I'm much smarter
 But I'm hurt
 I used to hand my homework in first
 Like I was the classroom starter
 Burst to tears
 Let them know he see us
 Now I'm fighting in class
 Got a note last week that say I might not pass
 Kids ask me if my daddy is sick of us
 Cause you ain't never pick me up
 You see what my problem is?
 That I don't know where my poppa is
 No positive male role model
 To play football and build railroad models
 It's making a hole you've been digging it
 Cause you ain't been kicking it
 Since I was old enough to hold bottles
 Wasn't supposed to get introduced to that
 I don't deserve to get used to that
 Now I ain't asking you for money or to come back to me
 Some days it ain't sunny but it ain't so hard
 Just breaks my heart
 When my momma try to provide and I tell her 'That ain't your job'
 To be a man, she try to make me understand
 That she my number one fan
 But its like you born from the stands
 You know the world is out to get me, why don't you give me a chance?"
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