Intro   Yeah, ohh yeah, this one goes out, to all the families that went
        through the struggle, yeah, from the heart, 
        it was from the heart, everything  was real

verse 1 yo, dwelling in the past, flash back when I was young
        who ever thought that I would have a baby girl and 3 sons
        I'm going through this difficult stage I find it hard
        to believe why my old earth had so many seeds
        but she's an old woman and do to me I respect that
        I saw life for what its really worth and took a step back
        family ain't family no more, we used to play ball
        eggs after school, eat grits cause we were poop
        grab the pliers for the channel, fix the hanger on the T.V.
        rockin  each others pants to school wasn't easy
        we survived winters snotty nose with no coats
        we kept it real but the older brother still had a joke
        sadly daddy left me at the age of six
        I didn't know notin' but mommy neatly packed his shit
        she cried, and grandma held the family down
        I guess mommy wasn't strong enough, she just went straight down
        check it, 15 of us in a three bedroom apartment
        roaches everywhere cousins and aunts were there.
        4 in the bed, 2 at the foot, 2 at the head
        I didn't like to sleep with jon-jon he peed the bed
        pluckin roaches out the cereal box 
        we shared the spoon, watchin Saturday cartoons
        sugar water was our thing, every meal was no thrill
        in the summer one lunch held us down like steel
        and there was days I had to go to shea's house with a note
        "shea and Gloria can I borrow some food I'm dead broke"
        so embarrasin I couldn't stand to knock on the door
        my friends might be laughin, I spent stamps in stores
        mommy where's the toilet paper, use the newspaper
        look Ms.. Rose bought us a coach, she's the neighbor
        2 brothers who must led this defeat killed me
        but I remember this mom's would lick her finger tips
        to wipe the cold out of my eye before school wit her spit
        case worker had her runnin back for face to face
        I caught a case worker, trying to throw us out our place.
        sometimes I'm lookin back and analyze the sky,
        goodnight

outro   sometime I'm lookin back and analyze the sky
        let myself rock wasn't meant to be so hard

Mary j  All that I got is you
chorus  And I'm so thankful I made it through
        3x

        I can't think, about all the times we did without rain
        I always said I wouldn't cry, when I saw tears in your eyes
        I understand that daddies not here know, 
        but some way some how, I will always be around
        All things that I did from yesterday
        oh from drunk to being there
        being down and out and I love you always.