About A Girl

Yeah Yeah See, she was 17 Going out and smoking weed with the dope fiends In a phase, she just follows all her friends see Started hanging with these older kids I let her be But watched her closely See she was caught up in the fun, didn't know what she's begun Now she's fucking with a man who's already got a son He was 35, she was still a teen He had her sniffing coke and drinking every day of the week About five months in, that's when shit got bad See, she's losing her mind because she's smashing these bags And her man can't provide for this habit she had So she starts stealing money from her dad; she's off again No talking to friends, she always pretends That she's living good and happy so these convos end But what her friends don't know is what this girl won't show All the bruises on her body from her boyfriend, yo I tried to tell her, but she wouldn't listen All she says is that she loves him, and she'll never ditch him I told her "Baby girl, you're more than this, I'm only wishing" "That you'd escape from this lifestyle he's got you living" She turned her head and told me "Kobie, you would never understand" "Stop talking like you know me more than my own man" "Besides he only ever hits me if I fuck up" "I just really need to learn to keep my mouth shut" I told her, "Stop right there, you think that shit sounds fair?" "Any man that hits a woman, that's a bitch right there" Grabbed her by the arm and told her that she's coming with me I'm getting you off the shit 'cause I just want to see you clean But she pushes me away and right before she runs out of sight She tells me, "Don't you ever tell me how to live my life!" And so she runs right back to his two-room flat Ain't no telling her man, where she's just been at And as she tries to relax just as much as she's able She looks down and sees a pipe on the table She asked what it's for, he said, "Here, let me show you" "Put this to your mouth and as I light it let me tell you" "See, this shit right here is way cheaper than coke" So leans right in, and has her very first toke She watches the flame as it turns into smoke And I wish that I could say that this is all that she wrote But now she's back for more, popping xanies and all Getting higher than she's really ever been before And I ain't seen her in months, same as her mum and her dad I guess these drugs really fucked her up bad See one day I was chilling, watching TV I seen on the news that this girl's OD'd I thought to myself "Nah, I'm just thinking crazy" This newsman said in her stomach was a baby It can't be, so I call and there's no answer on the phone I rock up to the house but there ain't nobody home So I finally call her mum and as she breaks the news I can't help but feel the guilt I should have been there for you (I should have been there for you) (I should have been there for you) (I should have been there for you) (I should have been there for you)