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Letter To My Son

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Letter To My Son

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I had to do bad, so you can do betterI was locked in the pen when I wrote you this letterBut you was way too young, don't understand no evil and no betterIt's time that I tell you who I am, so I can protect you'Cause a bad role model is something I can't afford to be (To you)'Cause only me and God knows what I did just to eatI steal for you, I deal for youThat's what I did for youTo get a meal for youNearly died for youDid the time for youI survived for youTo provide for youAll this for youDid this for youAll that I doI do for youSo you don't have toSo you don't have toSo you don't have toSo you don't have toMade a couple trips homeHad a couple bricks on meAnd always kept a stick on meCan't let 'em make a victim of meRisk my life for youDodging blue lights for youWorking overnight for youSo you're growing up to be just like meA bad role model is something I can't afford to be (To you)Only me and God knows what I did just to eatI steal for you, I deal for youThat's what I did for youTo get a meal for youNearly died for youDid the time for youI survived for youTo provide for youAll this for youDid this for youAll that I doI do for youSo you don't have toSo you don't have toSo you don't have toSo you don't have toDid it so you don't have toDid it all so that you never have to (Oh, no, no, no)Did it so you don't have to (Don't do it)Did it all so that you never have to (Oh, no, no, no)Did it so you don't have to (I did it)Did it all so that you never have to (Oh, no, no, no)Did it so you don't have to (Don't do it)Did it all so that you never have toI steal for you, I deal for youThat's what I did for youTo get a meal for youNearly died for youDid the time for youI survived for youTo provide for youAll this for youDid this for youAll that I doI do for you
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