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all along we singin' the same song
we knew that it was wrong
still we passin' them traits on
[do as I say, not as I do]
[how 'bout "do as I do"?]
all along we singin' the same song
we knew that it was wrong
still we passin' them traits on
well he was born prematurely
by a month and in one week
his body shook 'cuz he needed
crack in his blood stream
and some seemed to think
that it was only a phase
but most figured it would
take him straight to the grave
and so they ho'd him to the system
and told him he was a victim
and sold him on how they fixin'
'bout puttin' him on prescriptions
and lo-and-behold
the plot thickens
'cuz all that they could give him
was another addiction
and I don't have the words to express
the hurt that burned in his chest
the terms pressed to his pursed lips
were worthless
from birth
he flirted with a certain duress
depression clung to him
tighter than a shirt when it's wet
and now he's just another gritty kiddy
livin' obsessed
with drugs, alcohol, firearms,
women and sex
and some would suggest
life's only a test
but he was so convinced that this
was just as good as it gets
all along we singin' the same song
we knew that it was wrong
still we passin' them traits on
all along we singin' the same song
we knew that it was wrong
still we passin' them traits [word]
young girl
dreamin' of bein' set free
mom was alcoholic
and her dad was a deadbeat
and step-daddy's grabby hands
were lookin' for fresh meat
but a ten-year-old girl's body
oughta be left be
she ran away, hopin' she could
find some solution
but wound up workin'
a line of prostitution
the money that she made
was the money that paid
for drugs to bury all the memories
she couldn't escape
she spiraled down into
the cycle of self-loathing
and even though she wanted
to die it kept goin'
her belly started growin'
got clean for a while
she was determined she could
make a better life for her child
now she's just a mother
tryin' to keep her child in her sight
to him she's just a mother worried
tryin' to stiffle his rights
and he is just another
warrior disciple tonight
and this is just another story
in the cycle of life
all along we singin' the same song
we knew that it was wrong
still we passin' them traits on
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