Cry

She was 14 and he was 24

Shorty claimed she never had sex before

He's drivin' Benz and got a lot of dough

He takes her to the movies and buys her Nike's, yo

And makes sure she think that she got it all

Ain't even recognizin' the signs of a booty call

Better listen to what I'm tellin' y'all

Gotta show her what she's worth

It makes me wanna cry

'Cause the shorty's bein' treated just like a woman

It makes me wanna cry

'Cause her parents ain't even tryna confront him

It makes me wanna cry

Black people, we need to show our children a little lovin'

It makes me wanna cry

Get back in the church, read your Bibles, get out the struggle

It makes me wanna cry

Momma's trickin' to feed the baby, yo

'Cause daddy took the money and put it up his nose

He hits the hustler up for some credit, yo

But never took the time to go buy some baby clothes

She's so adorable but she's on her own

Three months old and they left her home alone

Fire breaks out, the little baby burns

Tell me when will we learn?

It makes me wanna cry

'Cause the baby didn't ask for all this trouble

It makes me wanna cry

'Cause the parents didn't see this baby suffer

It makes me wanna cry, oh yeah

Black people, we need to show our children a little lovin'

Makes me wanna cry

Get back in the church, read your Bibles, get out the struggle

It makes me wanna cry

Yo, yo listen up

'Cause I done been around the world, every city has a ghetto

It makes me wanna cry

Nothing but abandoned buildings, look at the way my people livin'

It makes me wanna cry

Done been to so many places, don't see no smile up on they faces

It makes me wanna cry

You got to get it together so your life can be much better

Oh cry

This is goin' out to all the little hoods around the world

Don't it make you wanna cry?

'Cause black people we need to, gotta show our

Children some lovin'

You got to get back in church and study the word

'Cause you know it will say

'Cause you don't have to cry

You don't have to cry no more, don't cry

You don't have to cry no more, don't cry

You don't have to cry no more, don't cry

You don't have to cry no more, don't cry