She was 14 and he was 24 Shorty she never had sex before He's driving and got a lot of dough He her to the movies and buys her Nike's, yo
And makes she think that she got it all Ain't even recognizing the signs of a call Better listen to what I'm y'all Got to her what she's worth
It me wanna cry 'Cause the shorty's being treated like a woman It makes me cry 'Cause her parents ain't even to confront him
It me wanna cry Black people we need to show our a little loving It makes me cry Get back in the church your Bibles, get out the struggle It me wanna cry
Ooh, ooh
Momma is trickin' to the baby, yo daddy took the money and put it up his nose He the hustler up for some credit yo But never the time to go buy some baby clothes
She's so but she's on her own Three old and they left her home alone Fire out the little baby burns Tell me will we learn?
It makes me cry 'Cause the baby ask for all this trouble It makes me cry the parents didn't see this baby suffer
It makes me wanna cry, ooh Black people we need to show our children a loving Makes me cry Get back in the church and read your Bibles, get out the It makes me cry
Yo up 'Cause I done been all around the city has a ghetto
It makes me cry Nothin' but abandoned at the way my people living
It makes me cry Done been to so places Don't see no up on they faces
It makes me cry You got to get it So your can be much better
Oh cry is going out to all the hoods around the world Don't it make you wanna 'Cause black we need to Got to our children some lovin'
You got to get back in and study the word 'Cause you know it will you You have to cry
You don't have to cry no more, cry You don't have to cry no more, cry You don't have to cry no more, cry You don't to cry no more, don't cry