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