Boys and girls wanna
Hear a true story
Saturday night
Was at this real wild party
They had the liquor
Overflowin' the cup
About five or six strippers
Try'na work for a buck an' I
Took one girl outside wit me
Her name was Lonnie
She went to junior
High with me I said
Why you up'n there
Dancin' for cash
I guess a whole lots changed
Since I seen you last
She said
What would you do if
Your son was at home
Cryin' all alone on
The bedroom floor
'Cause he's hungry
And the only way
To feed him is ta
Sleep with a man for
A little bit a' money
And his daddy's gone
Somewhere smokin' rock now
In and out a' lockdown
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
Umm mm
Girl you ain't the
Only one with a baby
That's no excuse
Ta be livin' all crazy
Then she looked me right
Square in the eye and said
Everyday I wake up
Hopin' ta die she said
You gotta know
About pain cuz
Me and my sister ran away
So my daddy couldn't rape us
Before I was a teenager
I had been thru more that
You can't even relate ta
What would you do if
Your son was at home
Cryin' all alone on
The bedroom floor
'Cause he's hungry
And the only way
To feed him is ta
Sleep with a man for a
Little bit a' money
And his daddy's gone
Somewhere smokin' rock now
In and out a' lockdown
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
Umm mm
What would you do
Hold up
Get up on my feet
And let go of every excuse
What would you do
'Cause I wouldn't want
My baby to go thru
What I went thru
C'mon what would you do
Get up on my feet and
Stop makin' tired excuses
What would you do
Girl I know if my
Mother can do it
Maybe you can do it
What would you do if
Your son was at home
Cryin' all alone on
The bedroom floor
'Cause he's hungry
And the only way
To feed him is ta
Sleep with a man for
A little bit a' money
And his daddy's gone
Somewhere smokin' rock now
In and out a' lockdown
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
Umm mm
What would you do
If your son was at home
Cryin' all alone on
The bedroom floor
'Cause he's hungry
And the only way
To feed him is ta
Sleep with a man for
A little bit a' money
And his daddy's gone
Somewhere smokin' rock now
In and out a' lockdown
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
C'mon
What would you do
If your son was at home
Cryin' all alone on
The bedroom floor
'Cause he's hungry
And the only way
To feed him is ta
Sleep with a man for
A little bit a' money
And his daddy's gone
Somewhere smokin' rock now
In and out a' lockdown
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
Umm mm