[00:04.69]To My Nigga who brought me in this world
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[00:09.98]Taught us right Nigga
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[00:12.27]My old dad imported to the family structure
[00:14.76]Provide her God
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[00:16.00]My moms a queen at university civaliza
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[00:18.37]My pops maybe was late but always came home
[00:21.15]
[00:21.75]My moms would put us to bed and she would wait on
[00:25.03]Soon as he walk in the door she barking
[00:27.13]I turned out the Jonny Carson
[00:28.99]Jumped out the bed
[00:30.10]We grabbed both his legs
[00:31.32]Me and my brother
[00:32.46]Not knowing the pain he gave my mother
[00:34.37]Night after night, fighting yelling at each other
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[00:37.26]My papa played the street all day
[00:39.43]Mama was either home, at work, while we played inside the hall way
[00:43.42]She sacrifices all she got to feed us
[00:45.63]When she was alone she cried by the phone pepping out the window heeding
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[00:49.76]But still I didn't see it
[00:51.44]Mama hid it from us
[00:53.04]We was kids younger
[00:54.56]Till we got bigger, on to
[00:56.20]Bigger things that we knew what the time was
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[00:59.20]That daddy was leaving the crib and moms love
[01:02.46]Papa was player, player wasn't papa
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[01:05.30]Papa loved the ladies
[01:06.58]Never got enough of
[01:08.08]Pretty brown round
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[01:09.47]Running round town (Shhhhh)
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[01:12.09]Don't tell your mother what's going down
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[01:14.48]Papa was player, player wasn't papa
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[01:17.59]Papa loved the ladies
[01:19.17]Never got enough of
[01:20.77]Pretty brown round
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[01:22.11]Running round town (Shhhhh)
[01:23.86]Don't tell your mother what's going down
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[01:26.85]So many kids I knew, never knew what Pap was
[01:29.60]That's why I show my pop love
[01:31.26]He was still around when I fucked up
[01:32.87]
[01:33.62]He could have left
[01:34.71]My moms pregnant shock to death but stayed
[01:36.38]Watch me crawl till I took my first step, to the first grade
[01:39.24]To my first fist fight
[01:40.48]Right behind me he would stand
[01:42.23]No matter how big or tall he made me fight you like a man
[01:45.43]Throw dirt in your eye, swing my right scoop your ass and slam
[01:48.70]He watched me so I wouldn't get jumped by shorty's fam
[01:51.66]Roaches and weed all over my crib him and moms relaxing
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[01:55.26]Next thing you know he packing
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[01:57.73]So then I asked him
[01:59.03]What's this white shit on that plate and your facing?
[02:01.11]Papa why you butt ass from the waist
[02:02.90]And who's this lady I'm facing
[02:04.29]Dark skin you're not my mommy
[02:05.74]He grabbed me up to run some smooth words by me
[02:08.53]Promise things that he would buy me
[02:10.24]If I kept my mouth close and don't tell mommy
[02:12.72]He said one day I'll understand little me
[02:14.76]Was in you to side me
[02:16.55]Papa was player, player wasn't papa
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[02:19.97]Papa loved the ladies
[02:21.31]Never got enough of
[02:22.91]Pretty brown round
[02:24.17]Running round town (Shhhhh)
[02:26.14]
[02:26.67]Don't tell your mother what's going down
[02:28.32]
[02:29.49]Papa was player, player wasn't papa
[02:31.46]
[02:32.34]Papa loved the ladies
[02:33.66]Never got enough of
[02:35.18]Pretty brown round
[02:37.04]Running round town (Shhhhh)
[02:39.15]Don't tell your mother what's going down
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[02:41.85]Pop's told me hold my own
[02:43.79]Pop's told me value home
[02:45.15]Could I help it papa was a rolling stone
[02:47.24]Who loved the pretty brown round
[02:48.63]Out of town bound
[02:49.66]Jumping in his jazz Benz he touring
[02:51.46]At home I play his latest recordings
[02:53.65]And it's strange now how, I do my thing now
[02:56.38]I'm in the game now
[02:57.49]And heard of it his brain pow
[02:58.98]To pull strings and gain power
[03:00.29]From weed habits are same now
[03:01.68]No white lines to trumpets to tight rhymes
[03:03.38]And beats that be pumping
[03:04.82]Before he left he taught me something
[03:06.48]A child's young years the most important time to be there
[03:09.43]That's why he stayed till we grew up, respect is still here
[03:12.48]I'm older now see what having a father's about
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[03:15.16]One day they can be in your life next day they be out
[03:18.63]It's not because of you, you know the deal
[03:20.82]Him and your moms feel
[03:21.98]If they stay together then someone will get killed
[03:24.71]I love you still
[03:25.71]Always will
[03:26.51]Cause that's my nigga
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[03:27.94]Although you felt you was wrong
[03:29.57]I still feel you kid
[03:30.99]Life gose on
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