Well, have you heard about the one time weekend? Inner-city girl just drowning in the deep end Couldn't see the light, now she's tryna to make it right But the days not over 'till the sun falls down Oh oh oh You don't have to go but you can't stay home now Oh oh oh yeah If you wanna play the game then you got to know how Oh she's a rebel, but her father is the devil So she knows to be careful when he comes home late Crying in the dark she's exposed to his remark Theres a swift hand cutting through the cold night air Why just the other day they were claiming MIA But a copper caught the daughter, and she came home quick Now she's locked in her room, starving in her tomb And when the nightfall comes she's got one last trick Well, have you heard about the one time weekend? Proud family mother, she made it in the free land Put up your fists and fight, she'd say to them at night And the days not over 'till the sun falls down There's a world out there Full of life and love and care Can you break the endless cycle? Or do you catch the downward spiral? And when you do is it for good? Or will you curse this brotherhood But you shouldn't even run Cause daddy's got a gun