[00:04.53]yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[00:09.45]lets go
[00:10.81](ha-ha-haha-ha)
[00:14.20]oooh
[00:15.40]n dey say
[00:16.74]ooh ooh oooh
[00:21.28](ha-ha-haha-ha)
[00:23.96]oooh
[00:25.15]n dey say
[00:26.41]ooh ooh oooh
[00:30.11]hold up, stop now, let me get a look you
[00:32.02]damn girl i aint see u since prom
[00:34.31]come to think bout it cant belive it been that long
[00:36.60]girl i heard your man locked down now
[00:38.39]how long he gone? oh, that long
[00:39.91]how the hell he get time like that
[00:41.71]3 strikes for possesion ahh he aint coming back
[00:44.24]he left you with two kids and bills all around
[00:46.50]plus you found out he had another chick across town
[00:49.08]its always the darkest right before the sun rise
[00:51.45]and you gotta stay strong for the kids in there eyes''''n
[00:53.86]and please dont despise and go against all brothers
[00:56.21]and have a hatred in heart and take it out on another
[00:58.89]i hate to sound 2pac-ish lil mama but keep your head up
[01:01.43]but your gonna make it i promise you keep your head up
[01:03.84]and that, that dont kill you only makes you stronger
[01:06.03]and the will to succeed only feed the hunger
[01:08.51]for real, for real, for real,(ha-haha-ha-ha)
[01:12.55]hey ooh
[01:14.02]n dey say ooh oooh ooh
[01:19.60](ha-haha-ha-ha)
[01:23.84]n dey say ooh oooh ooh
[01:27.92]
[01:28.33]i was at the gas station when a man walked passed
[01:30.51]with a sign will work for food, clothes or cash
[01:33.08]and he asked if he could pump my gas so i let him
[01:35.56]clean the windsheild and throw out the trash so i let him
[01:38.02]hey, i even asked the brother his name
[01:40.19]where he was from, got kids man and whats they ages
[01:42.65]he kinda stared for a second he kinda looked suprised
[01:45.14]that anyone would even take an intrest in his life
[01:47.61]he said young brother there the only words
[01:49.06]i''''ve heard in the last year
[01:50.62]was a no and get the fuck away from hurr
[01:52.60]how could something so simple as general conversation
[01:55.32]mean much more than general conversation
[01:57.59]hey you could tell life had beaten him down
[01:59.79]like he was in the title fight
[02:00.98]and this might be his last round
[02:02.75]sometimes the easiest things we take for granted
[02:05.00]until there gone we realized we even had it
[02:07.22]for real, for real, for real(ha-haha-ha-ha)
[02:11.08]hey ooh
[02:12.72]n dey say ooh oooh ooh
[02:18.34](ha-haha-ha-ha)
[02:22.56]n dey say ooh oooh ooh
[02:25.90]
[02:26.64]i used to think that life had a plan for me
[02:29.13]until i realized life had to be planned by me
[02:31.48]see thats the key i only deal wit what i can see
[02:34.03]cuz over history, mystery brought us nothin but misery
[02:36.58]theres more people that done died in the name of the lord
[02:38.89]then in any natural disaster, disease or gang wars
[02:41.44]before guns there was swords and they was killing each other
[02:43.80]aint much changed to this day we still killing each other
[02:46.18]killing our brothers while another mother cries for help
[02:48.68]man we need to help a brother find himself
[02:51.03]feed ''''em life 1, 2, 3
[02:53.77]hey theres something every brother should see
[02:55.94]and thats for real,
[02:56.97]and thats for real,
[02:58.15]and thats for real
[02:59.79]hey ooh ooh ohh
[03:01.69]n dey say ooh ooh ohh
[03:07.18](ha-haha-ha-ha)
[03:09.58]hey ooh ooh ohh
[03:11.65]n dey say ooh ooh ohh
[03:17.03](ha-haha-ha-ha)