| When you drop new songs they relate to
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| All your close friends wanna go & hate you
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| That’s when the police wanna go & raid you
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| And all the pretty little bitches wanna date you
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| I motivated me, no one else did
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| Apartment seven, that little broke kid
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| Wanted toys, my moms can’t afford it
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| My mama’s love became more important
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| All I ever did was eat rice and beans
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| I appreciated those types of things
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| Faded pants, no designer jeans
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| That’s when I said «Fuck that! |
| Man I’d rather dream.»
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| Maybe I don’t wanna be broke
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| Maybe I don’t wanna keep sleepin' on the floor
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| Maybe I don’t wanna be sad no more
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| From the things that I see every week at the store
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| I’m sorry if I embarrassed ya
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| I kept complaining at the register
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| Cuz you never bought me them wrestlers
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| It’s like having things was not meant for us
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| Thank you God for being next to us
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| I know some day you’ll start blessin' us
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| I know that’s why you gave me confidence
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| And mama gave me always that extra love
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| Cold Christmas
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| Young Boy I was just like you
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| Man you have no clue
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| When I told you
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| I had a cold Christmas
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| My father was gone
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| I felt so alone
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| Oh man, oh man, oh man
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| Cold Christmas
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| Tell me oh why (Tell me)
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| Tell me oh why (Just tell me)
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| Tell me oh why (Why?)
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| We never had them days
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| Cold Christmas
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| Young boy I was just like you
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| Man you have no clue when I told you
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| I had no Christmas
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| My best friend got a new bike
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| New clothes and some new Nikes
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| He kept braggin', I kept smilin'
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| I’m thinkin' «Homie them shoes nice»
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| I never got shit
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| Even though I got good grades
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| My little homie came through with some new J’s
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| I guess I gotta thank God
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| It’s a new day
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| If you didn’t get shit, what would you say?
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| Besides the truth
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| Mama loves me, I know she do
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| She been at work and the rent is due
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| And she has no man, that’s dependable
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| That type of shit ain’t acceptable
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| My mother still so affectional
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| Besides the fact, we got left alone
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| She still raised me respectable
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| She taught me to never go steal
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| Never be a thief, that will get you killed
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| Gave me advice, that gave me the chills
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| Never had money but I had a hot meal
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| She picked me up from school
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| I was hungry, she made me happy
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| With Mexican food
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| She made the greatest food
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| Mama I’m sorry I called you from jail
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| The feds put a hold so I got no bail
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| Got commissary, don’t even worry
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| I’ma make it by myself
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| Just pray for me
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| And say you love me
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| And respond to my mail
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| Just pray for me
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| And say you love me
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| I’m sorry if I fail
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| This to my little homies growin' up in watts
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| Hell yea, growin' up in the muthafuckin' projects
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| Or sometimes we don’t get to value family
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| And shit as much as we should
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| We too worried about materialistic things and all that bullshit
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| There’s only one thing you need to give a fuck about
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| And that’s family man, Oh yeah |