What Would You Do? - City High

Boys and girls want to hear a true story?

Saturday night was at this real wild party

They had the liquor overflowing the cup

About five, six strippers trying to work for a buck

And I took one girl outside with me Her name was Loni, she went to junior high with me And said why you up in there dancing for cash?

I guess a whole lot has changed since I seen you last

She said…

1 — What would you do if your son was at home

Crying all alone on the bedroom floor

Cause he’s hungry

And the only way to feed him is to Sleep with a man for a little bit of money

And his daddy’s gone

Somewhere smoking rock now

In and out of lock down

I ain’t got a job now

So for you this is just a good time

But for me this is what I call life, mmm

Girl you ain’t the only one with a baby

That’s no excuse to be living all crazy

Then she looked me right square in the eye

And said, «Everyday I wake up hoping to die.»

She said, nigga I know about pain cause

Me and my sister ran away so my daddy couldn’t rape us Before I was a teenager

I done been through more shit you can’t even relate to Oh then she said

(What would you do?)

Get up on my feet and let go of every excuse

(What would you do?)

Cause I wouldn’t want my baby to go through what I went through

(What would you do?)

Get up on my feet and stop making up tired excuses

(What would you do?)

Girl I know if my mother could do it baby you can do it Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah