I had to do bad, so you can do better I was locked in a pin when I wrote you this letter But you was way too young, don´t understand no evil and no better
It´s time thatâIâtellâyou who Iâam, so Iâcan protect you
´Cause a bad role model is something I can´t afford to be (To you) ´Cause only me and God knows what I did just here
I steal for you, I deal for you That´s what I did for you To get a meal for you Nearly died for you Did the time for you I survived for you To provide for you All this for you Did this for you All that I do I do for you
So you don´t have to... So you don´t have to... So you don´t have to... So you don´t have to...
Made a couple trips home Had a couple bricks on me And always kept a stick on me Can´t let ´em make a victim of me Risk my life for you Dodging blue lights for you Working overnight for you So you´re growing up to be just like me
A bad role model is something I can´t afford to be (To you) Only me and God knows what I did just here
I steal for you, I deal for you That´s what I did for you To get a meal for you Nearly died for you Did the time for you I survived for you To provide for you All this for you Did this for you All that I do I do for you
So you don´t have to... So you don´t have to... So you don´t have to... So you don´t have to...
Did it so you don´t have to Did it also that you never have to (Oh, no, no, no) Did it so you don´t have to (Don´t do it) Did it also that you never have to (Oh, no, no, no) Did it so you don´t have to (I did it) Did it also that you never have to (Oh, no, no, no) Did it so you don´t have to (Don´t do it) Did it also that you never have to
I steal for you, I deal for you That´s what I did for you To get a meal for you Nearly died for you Did the time for you I survived for you
To provide for you All this for you Did this for you All that I do I do for you