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[phone ringing]
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Yo this chick better be home, bet' pick up the phone
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[girl]who could that be?
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[man]yo, who dis?
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[ww] yo, who dis!?
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[man]Pharrell, nigga
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[ww] yo, put April on man! psssshhhhh!
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[april] yo pass me the phone, pass me the phone.....hello!?
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[ww] Yo, I know you ain't got some other nigga 'round my seed, word!
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[april] whateva, whateva just bring me my money.
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[VERSE1]
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It's the ninth month, in here in the delivery room
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I seen a head come, I clipped the umbilical
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BOOM! An' it's a boy
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I gave him my first name, your pop's middle
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within a week we was out the hospital
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we moved in together, had to start bargainin
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it's been rough for us and didn't want it hard for him
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took on my job for him, an' then we started arguing
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you was mad that the baby cut out all your partyin'
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decide to separate and I try to adapt
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but when I call it hurts me to hear him cry in the back
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I wasn't around for his first steps, his first catch
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his first words, even the curse words
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damn, I missed out and sometimes I feel foolish
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all the things she says he does
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when I'm there, he won't do it, and he's clueless
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sleep as my hand 'cause his cradle to rock
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we thought condoms weren't able to pop...
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[HOOK]
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So why you act that way? why be that way? (whateva)
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We ain't gotta be together (not at all)
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I'm givin' half my pay, spendin' half my day ('cause what?)
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'cause we got a seed together, understand? (x2)
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[VERSE2]
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I know you ain't got another dude around my seed
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babysittin' at your house and I found some keys
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I wish we could put aside differences
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but you got your other significant, but I'm still interested
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on Christmas's & birthdays, anything, he want it
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being apart I gotta call to see if you bought it
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there's two of everything; one for here, one for there
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and in the photo album's where I keep his baby hair
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I gave you dough to buy shoes, he needs a new pair
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you got him looking like a bum
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and bought yourself some new gear
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An' you swear I don't try but you don't recognize when I do
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take a look, Am I you?
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and I knew you had to work to pay tuition
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I gave you extra dough
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just to help your grades from slippin'
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you stay just riffin'
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ot as supportive as your family was
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you should see the little dance he does :)
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[HOOK]
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So why you act that way, why be that way? (whateva)
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We ain't gotta be together (not at all)
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I'm givin' half my pay, spendin' half my days ('cause what?)
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'cause we got a seed together, understand? x2)
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He got my eyes, your nose, my smile, your ears,
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my cheeks, your lips, my brows, your hair
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it's foul for my child to hear, if he does something wrong
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"Just like ya father" It's not fair!
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And I'm here to sign trip consent slips
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honor roll, suspensions, doctor or dentist
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PTA's or plays, CDF or A's
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when you learn and achieve, the birds and the bees
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and always tell the truth even if it's your fault
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don't lie for your friends
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it makes it worse when you're caught
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and I promise to be loyal
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I might even spoil everthing I do to make it easy for you...
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WHY YOU ACT THAT WAY?
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