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Song Info
Genre
Charts
Peak #1,896
Peak in subgenre #36
Author
J. Dougherty
Rights
2006
Uploaded
August 01, 2007
Track Files
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MP3 6.6 MB • 128 kbps • 7:16
Story behind the song
Hated my voice on this one, so I scrapped it.
Lyrics
You can’t believe it, you don’t understand it
You’ve become a teenager and you never even planned it
Into High School with promise and dismay
Just four more years and you’ll be on your way
16 years old, or should I say young
16 years ago your life just begun
From the first time your parents looked in your eyes
They saw hope kid, so why you headed for demise
Tired of whatever it is, so you rebel
This is where your life goes to hell
You take your first hit
You think it’s the shit
With every puff
You can’t get enough
You’ve made friends with the wrong crowd
Waving your colors, now don’t you feel proud
Go for the hard stuff, take your first blast
Your life’s in high gear going fast
Keep on smoking and time has past
Your dead broke from it, you need money to grasp
So you figure you can make money off those drugs
Think you’re fly like those rap video thugs
Robbing people, even your mother, to cop some dope
You’re a rubber band man, but it’s hard to cope
With your addiction
Stealing and dealing leads to conviction
Now your 17 and you’re pulling strings
Powered by greed, want your hands on everything
You ain’t hard, just another wannabe
Living in a scarface fantasy
Cuz you’d rather kill, steal, and rob
Why don’t you go to school and get a job?
Now your brother tries to help you out
But you think he’ll rat your out
Snitch and die, well I guess he’s dead
One to the heart and one to the head
You’re a changed person, whether a him or a her
It’s hard to go back to the person you were
Cops got you in the corner up against the wall
But Fitty was shot 9 times and still stands tall
Just like the movie, say hello to your little friend
Shot, bang, boom – your life has come to an end
The last time your parents looked in your eyes they were closed
Hands folded, you died scared as your face showed
You were so young, but went down the fast lane
Now your legacy will only be one to cast shame
She loves him – he loves her
Two happy, steady teen-aged lovers
You think it’s true, you feel it in your heart
Everything is always perfect at the start
But later on arguments come about
Both angry, you scream and shout
But you’ve made-up, everything seems fine
You get intimate, your 16, where do you draw the line?
Melle Mel: A child is born (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - The Message)
Your now stuck with a kid
You seem happy, parent rebellion is why you did it
But your man is scared and he leaves you
Your hearts broken, think life’s out to deceive you
Now the parents you hated are the ones who care
Cuz a kid at your age is just too much to bare
Now you’ve seen reality, you’ve learned the lesson
I’m not mad at you, just your judgment I question
It was your choice, you agreed to consention
But there are those in need of help for prevention
Cuz in these times it’s been getting wild
Young teenage girls already have a child
Raped, lips taped, they never report ‘em
They’re all alone and have no one to support ‘em
Have to quit school and get a job
Just to support themselves as a single mom
Future is gone, looked down on for taking welfare
How many privileged ones said life ain’t fair?
No woman no cry, everything’s gonna be alright
Don’t lose hope, don’t give up the fight
Just letting you know people care for ‘ya
Society needs to know and can’t ignore ‘ya
And fellas stay by and love your girl
You too brought that child into this world
To all those without a kid
If he's all about sex, get rid of him
If you don’t want to, don’t give in
That’s the thing that’ll keep you living
Cuz AIDS is killing and still on the rise
If you do consent protect, take every word as lies
Not worth it to risk your life or a babies
Men, always love and respect the ladies
Young men, this parts for you
A time in our lives we all go through
You want to be the man, not some square
So you do the things that others wouldn’t dare
Peer pressure has led you to destructive things
And all the reprocu
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