[00:06.66] I can't, I won't, I can't [00:10.27] I won't let you leave [00:17.41] I don't know what you want [00:20.18] You want more from me [00:24.65] She said to him, "I want you to be a father [00:28.21] He's your little boy and you don't even bother [00:30.93] Like 'Brother' without the R and he's starting to harbor [00:35.41] Cool and food for thought but for you he's a starver" [00:38.17] "Starting to use red markers on his work [00:39.99] His teacher say they know he's much smarter but he's hurt [00:42.69] Used to hand his homework in first [00:45.39] Like he was the classroom starter" [00:47.12] "Burst to tears, let them know she see us [00:49.83] Now he's fighting in class [00:51.78] Got a note last week that say he might not pass [00:54.35] Ask me if his daddy was sick of us [00:57.14] 'Cause you ain't never pick him up" [00:58.90] "You see what his problem is [01:00.79] He don't know where his poppa is [01:03.42] No positive male role model [01:06.09] To play football and build railroad models" [01:07.95] "He's making a hole, you've been digging it [01:10.62] 'Cause you ain't been kicking it [01:11.51] Since he was old enough to hold bottles [01:13.33] Wasn't supposed to get introduced to that [01:16.09] He don't deserve to get used to that" [01:18.77] "Now I ain't asking you for money or to come back to me [01:20.55] Some days it ain't sunny but it ain't so hard [01:23.24] Just breaks my heart, when I try to provide [01:26.81] And he say, 'Mommy, that ain't your job'" [01:28.65] To be a man, I try to make him understand [01:31.30] That I'm his number one fan [01:33.18] But it's like he born from the stands [01:35.06] You know the world is out to get him [01:36.88] So why don't you give him a chance?" [01:39.34] I can't, I won't, I can't [01:42.08] I won't let you leave [01:46.52] Now, now, I don't know what you want [01:51.95] You want more from me [01:56.46] So he said to him, "I want you to be a father [02:00.01] I'm your little boy and you don't even bother [02:03.65] Like 'Brother' without the R and I'm starting to harbor [02:07.25] Cool and food for thought but for you I'm a starver" [02:09.03] "Starting to use red markers on my work [02:11.78] My teacher say they know I'm much smarter but I'm hurt [02:15.34] I used to hand my homework in first [02:17.19] Like I was the classroom starter" [02:19.92] "Burst to tears, let them know he see us [02:21.64] Now I'm fighting in class [02:23.58] Got a note last week that say I might not pass [02:26.25] Kids ask me if my daddy is sick of us [02:28.03] 'Cause you ain't never pick me up" [02:29.83] "You see what my problem is [02:32.58] That I don't know where my poppa is [02:35.25] No positive male role model [02:37.95] To play football and build railroad models" [02:39.77] "It's making a hole, you've been digging it [02:41.52] 'Cause you ain't been kicking it [02:43.31] Since I was old enough to hold bottles [02:45.11] Wasn't supposed to get introduced to that [02:47.84] I don't deserve to get used to that" [02:49.66] "Now I ain't asking you for money or to come back to me [02:52.32] Some days it ain't sunny but it ain't so hard [02:55.02] Just breaks my heart, when my momma try to provide [02:58.63] And I tell her, 'That ain't your job'" [03:00.41] "To be a man, she try to make me understand [03:03.17] That she my number one fan [03:05.82] But it's like you born from the stands [03:06.73] You know the world is out to get me [03:09.43] Why don't you give me a chance?" [03:10.38] It's like, I can't, I won't, I can't [03:13.05] I won't let you leave [03:18.59] Now, now, I don't know what you want [03:23.94] You want more from me [03:31.19] I can't, I won't, I can't [03:33.87] I won't let you leave [03:41.08] I don't know what you want [03:43.78] You want more from me [03:50.00] I can't, I won't, I can't [03:55.43] I won't let you leave [04:10.87]