[Intro: Ghostface (Keyshia Cole)] Damn, this is for all my women thats been going through the On welfare, the rough life (oh I cried, but see I'm thankful) It's gone be alright, right (Thankful for the trouble For holding me down, day, oh yeah..) This is how we gone do it, I want you to explain your Then I'mah you mine, tell 'em (Uh, ask for any more.. more...) 'em Keyshia..
[Chorus: Keyshia Momma, did you go wrong Because I need to You got me the life you were living When you young... And I'm down the same path, uh But the difference me and you Is, oh, hey, hey, hey
[Ghostface There's not a difference, boo, real life..
not ya momma fault, it's ya fathers fault It's your fathers fault your mother is an Confusin the brain from the and the pain And plus he on her, beated on her, smack dead in the rain she Lost her first in 74 And that to nervous breakdowns bicardi dark she downin it raw she can't take it she constantly fallin down on her knees like help me lord I'm ready to leave all she needed was somebody to rub her give her a nice hug and rescue her from off streets, come on
[Ghostface There's not a difference, boo, only an 8-figure, back me up
I been sent by an angel to you up Take you way above the and back you up At night you can lay in my arms feel the beatin Don status in the sheets I'm you warm aint no nigga gone do I do take care of you and ya kids Take the bent and go ya biz The bills is paid,the cable on I you know the seeds want they nickleodeon on I'm not ashamed to you you or gloss you out Fat, out of shape i'll dior you out
[Ghostface ya eyes..
Yo in the hood a struggle my girls is in she lackin guidance in the mind shes and puzzled her never showed her the ropes her raised mad kids on her own She never had a man in her home
Cole w/ Ghost ad-libs] Stay Oh, hey, said we're gonna stay No matter Yeah.. we're here to see, hey... (that's my baby, that's my baby)
[Outro: Cole] Gotta keep the up through all the struggle No matter what, you know what I'm your heart in the right place