Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
  lets go
  (ha-ha-haha-ha)
  oooh
  n dey say
  ooh ooh oooh
  (ha-ha-haha-ha)
  oooh
  n dey say
  ooh ooh oooh
  
  hold up, stop now, let me get a look you
  damn girl i aint see u since prom
  come to think bout it cant belive it been that long
  girl i heard your man locked down now
  how long he gone? oh, that long
  how the hell he get time like that
  3 strikes for possesion ahh he aint coming back
  he left you with two kids and bills all around
  plus you found out he had another chick across town
  its always the darkest right before the sun rise
  and you gotta stay strong for the kids in there eyes'n
  and please dont despise and go against all brothers
  and have a hatred in heart and take it out on another
  i hate to sound 2pac-ish lil mama but keep your head up
  but your gonna make it i promise you keep your head up
  and that, that dont kill you only makes you stronger
  and the will to succeed only feed the hunger
  for real, for real, for real,
  
  (ha-haha-ha-ha)
  hey ooh
  n dey say ooh oooh ooh
  (ha-haha-ha-ha)
  n dey say ooh oooh ooh
  
  i was at the gas station when a man walked passed
  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 windsheild 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 whats they ages
  he kinda stared for a second he kinda looked suprised
  that anyone would even take an intrest in his life
  he said young brother there the only words ive heard in the last year
  was a no and get the fuck away from hurr
  how could something so simple as general conversation
  mean much more than general conversation
  hey you could tell life had beaten him down
  like he was in the title fight and this might be his last round
  sometimes the easiest things we take for granted
  until there gone we realized we even had it
  for real, for real, for real
  
  (ha-haha-ha-ha)
  hey ooh
  n dey say ooh oooh ooh
  (ha-haha-ha-ha)
  n dey say ooh oooh ooh
  
  i used to think that life had a plan for me
  until i realized life had to be planned by me
  see thats the key i only deal wit what i can see
  cuz over history, mystery brought us nothin but misery
  theres more people that done died in the name of the lord
  then in any natural disaster, disease or gang wars
  before guns there was swords and they was killing each other
  aint much changed to this day we still killing each other
  killing our brothers while another mother cries for help
  man we need to help a brother find himself
  feed 'em life 1, 2, 3
  hey theres something every brother should see
  and thats for real,
  and thats for real,
  and thats for real
  
  hey ooh ooh ohh
  n dey say ooh ooh ohh
  (ha-haha-ha-ha)
  hey ooh ooh ohh
  n dey say ooh ooh ohh
  (ha-haha-ha-ha)