Josephine

God's woman, what's goin' on?

I know things seem messed up sometime

You stressed out and you can't handle the situation

Sometime it feels like you lackin' the guidance

And you don't know what to do, but stay strong

And keep in mind that He always loves you

It's what it is

Josephine, the times are gettin' tough

Seems to me you just won't get enough

The rain won't wash away your sin

You'll be here to do them all over again

Yo, I know this chick from the hood named Courtney Cox

And the brain is easy to pick like faulty locks

She's awfully hot, asshole burnin' like Tabasco

She used to be thick, it's like, where the hell her ass go?

Started smokin' weed and graduated to the pipe

Thought that she could quit, but her calculations wasn't right

Infatuated with the life of dope fiends and crack pushers

Prostitutin' for old pimps who mack hookers

Puttin' dope in the cook, searchin' for a vein

Tracks all over her arms, she never felt the pain

The monkey on her back is now a gorilla

Fiendin' for a hit, knowin' one day, it's gon' kill her

The clinic didn't help, she just another young black woman

Destroyin' her pretty image and her health

Got me thinking to myself, damn, how can this happen?

I seen her on the corner, noddin' off, sniffin', and scratchin'

Josephine, the times are gettin' tough

Seems to me you just won't get enough

The rain won't wash away your sin

You'll be here to do them all over again

Up all night, under the party lights

Finger poppin' and party hoppin'

All of your so-called friends are leading you down the wrong road

Leadin' you back to crack, it's a known fact

Any time time that you need me, call me

I'll be there to help you

I'll be your leaning pole when you're fallin' down

I'll be there when you're fallin' down

(Sooner or later)

The Josephine that I knew had a thing for the rich guys

Old fashion girl, judged a man by his shoe size

If you had on the right Nike's, looked like the right type

Paid her the right price, she give you the green light

She was a different breed, she smoked different weed

Every week her hair done, she had a different weave

She was in and out of bars, she was in and out of cars

She was on and off the law, she was in and out of drawers

The chick a dime, I admit, I even tried to hit

I told her I was broke as shit, but I got the magic stick

I'm that confident, she said I need the cash

A different time, different place, I could have the ass

Years went past before I seen her again

Now she slim, and I don't think she been in the gym

So I asked her how she been, she said, "I'm done with the men

Now I'm saved, but I caught AIDS when I was fuckin' with them"

Josephine, the times are gettin' tough

Seems to me you just won't get enough

The rain won't wash away your sin

You'll be here to do them all over again

Josephine, the times are gettin' tough

Seems to me you just won't get enough

The rain won't wash away your sin

You'll be here to do them all over again