What Would You Do? Lyrics - City High - City High

Boys and girls, wanna hear a true story? 

Saturday night was at this real wild party 

They had the liquor overflowin' the cup 

About 5 or 6 strippers trying to work for a buck 

And I took one girl outside with me 

Her name was Lonnie, she went to Junior High with me 

I said, "Why you up in there dancing for cash? 

I guess a whole lots changed since I seen you last" 

She said 

What would you do if your son was at home 

Crying all alone 

On the bedroom floor 

Cause he's hungry and the only way to feed him is to 

Sleep with a man for a little bit of money? 

And his daddy's gone somewhere smokin' rock now 

In and out of lock down 

I ain't got a job now 

So for you this is just a good time 

But for me this is what I call life 

Girl, you ain't the only one with a baby 

That's no excuse to be living all crazy 

Then she looked me right square in the eye 

And said, "Everyday I wake up hopin' to die" 

She said, "Nigga, I know about pain 

'cause me and my sister ran away 

So my daddy couldn't rape us 

Before I was a teenager 

I done been through more shit 

You can't even relate to!" 

What would you do if your son was at home 

Crying all alone 

On the bedroom floor 

Cause he's hungry and the only way to feed him is to 

Sleep with a man for a little bit of money? 

And his daddy's gone somewhere smokin' rock now 

In and out of lock down 

I ain't got a job now 

So for you this is just a good time 

But for me this is what I call life 

Hold up! 

Then she said, what would you do? 

Get up on my feet and let go off every excuse 

What would you do? 

'Cause I wouldn't want my baby to go through what I went through 

C'mon, what would you do? 

Get up on my feet, stop making tired excuses 

What would you do? 

Girl, I know if my mother can do it, baby, you can do it 

Oooo, oooo, oooo 

What would you do if your son was at home 

Crying all alone 

On the bedroom floor 

Cause he's hungry and the only way to feed him is to 

Sleep with a man for a little bit of money? 

And his daddy's gone somewhere smokin' rock now 

In and out of lock down 

I ain't got a job now 

So for you this is just a good time 

But for me this is what I call life 

What would you do if your son was at home 

Crying all alone on the bedroom floor 

Cause he's hungry and the only way to feed him is to 

Sleep with a man for a little bit of money? 

And his daddy's gone somewhere smoking rock now 

In and out of lock down 

I ain't got a job now 

So for you this is just a good time 

But for me this is what I call life 

Come on 

What would you do if your son was at home 

Crying all alone 

On the bedroom floor 

Cause he's hungry and the only way to feed him is to 

Sleep with a man for a little bit of money? 

And his daddy's gone somewhere smokin' rock now 

In and out of lock down 

I ain't got a job now 

So for you this is just a good time 

But for me this is what I call life