I spent 23 years trying to be
what you wanted me to be
though it seemed like you
couldn't save me
'til I picked up the mic and
I was on the TV
now you're ringing off my phone
like every week
where were you at 6711 and 13
when shit was impossible
Mama left nine months pregnant
but she came home alone
from the hospital
How could you call yourself a
man if you can't love your own
unless you can contol them
you'd rather destroy their souls
and she was 13 years old and you
could've protected the innocence
from being stolen
And I don't give a damn what you
was going through when
mama wasn't able
to put food on the table
You left the family unstable
Now you come around acting like
you want some kind of appraisal
You can't play like you daddy now
and you can't claim shit 'cause
you weren't around
And you can't get mad but
what can you do
You can't tell me shit
I'm grown without you
I spent 23 years trying to be
the f**king man you should be
taking care of your responsibility
putting clothes on our back and
shoes on our feet no help
but you always had
your bag of weed
where were you at 1213 14 and
15 when life was unliveable
Momma was so damn angry the way
she treated me was unforgiveable
You call yourself a man your
oldest son he had to
learn from his sister
How to put a niggers fist up
how to fuck a niggers shit up
and knock out any motherfucker
that had come and tried to diss us
And I don't give a damn what
you was going through
and I needed saving I spent my
every second blazing a little
girl with a blade and trying to
fuck up and take my life just
wanted to dig my grave and
You can't play like you daddy now
and you can't claim shit '
cause you weren't around
And you can't get mad but
what can you do
now what you gonna do
You can't tell me shit
I'm grown without you
You can't play like you daddy now
and you can't claim shit '
cause you weren't around
And you can't get mad but
what can you do
you can't do a damn thing
You can't tell me shit
I'm grown without you
I'm grown without you
I'm grown without you
can't can't come and come
and tell me do not