[Intro: Wyclef Jean] I want to apologize for makin you wait so long for the sequel Wyclef, Mary J., this one called What About the Baby
You ever been like
[Verse One: Wyclef] Let me talk to my daughter Daughter this is your poppa I know it´s been a while We haven´t talked
[Mary J. Blige] But daddy you´ve been gone And me and mom have been all alone It´s been a struggle and you weren´t there for us He say
[Wyclef Jean] Okay, when I called you She wouldn´t put you on the phone She call the police, restrainin order
50 feet, from my home I tried, I ain´t lyin It´s so sad that the heavens cryin, AYY~! Once a boy and twice a man I´m just tryin to do the best I can Give me a chance girl
[Chorus: Wyclef] A grown man ain´t supposed to cry So why does water fill my eyes when I hear your voice Everything gon´ be alright Baby girl I´m by your side, dry your eyes
[Verse Two: Mary J. Blige] Let´s talk this over Now see I heard everything that you told her But it´s gon´ take more than words
for you to be a father, uh-huh Responsibilities of a man Like stayin faithful just for the fam´ What if she knew that you chose another over her mother, aowwww! So you called her and I wouldn´t put her on the phone I called the police yes, restrainin order 50 feet, from my home I tried, I ain´t lyin It´s so sad that the heavens are cryin, yeahhh Once a girl, twice of a man And I´ma try to do the best I can I can´t give you a chance noooo
[Chorus: Blige] A woman ain´t supposed to cry So why don´t you just wipe your eyes, dry your eyes
You´ve learned a house is not a home When you´re living all alone, and you want back home
[Verse Three: Wyclef] WAIT A MINUTE GIRL! You´re my joy, happiness that you bring Turn the fall back to spring girl, you´re my bling You a hip-hop song I heard for the first time time Studied all the words to the rhyme You´re my life, without you there´s no sun, there´s no moon There´s no stars, shinin in the ni-iight
[Mary J. Blige] But if I give you a chance, would you show me you care
Be a man, no matter what the circumstances AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOW~!
[Chorus: Wyclef] A grown man ain´t supposed to cry So why does water fill my eyes when I hear your voice
[Blige] You´ve learned a house is not a home When you´re living all alone, and you want back home
[Chorus: Wyclef] A grown man ain´t supposed to cry So why does water fill my eyes when I hear your voice
(What about the baby~! What about the baby~!) Everything gon´ be alright Baby girl I´m by your side, I apologize! I cry, and I cry, I cry [fades out]