[Verse 1: Petey Pablo]
You know folks still calling me wrong for leaving home
But I don't think I was wrong at all
Leaving home was the best thing I done
On account of the child I was
I wasn't neglected
Or mistreated or nothing
I was just stubborn
Didn't wanna listen to a Mother$%#$%#
I had a road of my own, I had to travel on
I had to get gone
I was too anxious
Wanted it too bad
Wanted it too fast
So I moved too fast
Never been the type to hold out my hand
So I had to go hand to hand
And hit the street corners
I'm a street runner
Didn't wanna be
But these things I achieved in the streets they look good on me
But at the same time I heard my Momma
[Hook: Petey Pablo]
I can remember just like it was yesterday
Walking down Fairfax
Crossing Fifth and Fourteenth
[Verse 2: Petey Pablo]
A lot of folk talk bad about the Pin
But I'm pretty glad for the Pin
If it hadn't a been for the Pin
Wouldn't a had it in me to win
Probably wouldn't of been right here where I'm is right now
Learned some good sh** from the Pin
Went in a confused child
And came out an understanding man
Now I can understand
I got plans
And I can see way across there
Cross there
Walk across foreign land
And just to think, it's the same little bad a**
That folks said gonna grow up to be just like Daddy
But I ain't
I only look like Daddy
Don't get me wrong I ain't mad at Pops
I respect my Pops
I read the Bible a lot
And the Bible says
"You honor your Mother and your Father
And your day's out here will be longer"
Check that
[Hook]
[Female singing]
Sitting in my room
When I got the news
That you had gone away
So many bags to carry
I think to myself
How will I ever maintain
My little brother needed me
And so did my child
Gotta stay strong
Beautiful
Gotta stand tall
In the midst of it all
Regardless of the circumstances
[Hook repeated]