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[Nelly] Yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, let's go [Hook: Nelly] Ohhhhh! And they say, ohhhhh-ohhh Oahhh-ohhhh, yeahhhh Ohhhhh! And they say, ohhhhh-ohhh Oahhh-ohhhh [Nelly] Hold up, stop ma, let me get a look at'cha Damn girl, I ain't seen you since prom Come to think about it, can't believe it's been that long I heard your man locked down now, how long he gone? Oh that long? How the hell'd he get time like that Three strikes with posession - aw he ain't comin back He left you with two kids and bills all around Plus you found out he had another chick 'cross town It's always the darkest, ah-right before the sunrisin And you gotta stay strong, for the kids in they eyes and And please don't despise, and go against all brothers And have a hatred in your heart and take it out on another I hate to sound 2Pac-ish lil' mama, but keep ya head up But you gon' make it, I promise - you keep your head up And that that don't kill you only makes you stronger And the will to succeed'll only feed the hunger, f'real {*echoes*} Hey [Hook] [Nelly] I was at the gas station when a man walked past With a sign "will work for food, clothes or cash" And he asked if he could pump my gas - so I let him Clean the windshield and throw out the trash - so I let him Hey, I even asked the brother his name Where he was from, got kids man and what's they ages He kinda sturred for a second, he kinda looked surprise That anyone would even take an interest in his life He said, "Young brother dem the only wurrds, I done hurrd, in the last yurr That wasn't low or get the fuck away from hurr" How could somethin so simple as general conversation Mean much more than general conversation? Hey You could tell life had beaten him down Like he was in a title fight and this might be his last round Sometimes the easiest things we take for granted Until they gone, to realize we even had it, f'real {*echoes*} Hey [Hook] [Nelly] I used to think that life had a plan for me Until I realized, life meant to be planned by me See that's the key, I only deal with what I can see Cause over history, mystery brought us nuttin but misery Man mo' people done died, in the name of the Lord Than in any natural disaster, disease or gang war Before guns there was swords, and they was killin each other Ain't much changed since the days, we still killin each other Killin our brothers while another mother cries for help Man, we need to help a brother find himself Feed him, life, ah-one-twoooo, three Hey, that's somethin e'ry brother should see, and that's f'real {*echoes*} Hey [Hook]