Cry out, yeah For the mothers, lost their sons And the wives lost their husbands And the family and the brothers and the sisters and the children And the fathers, we need fathers Where's the fathers, free our fathers Why you wanna play me like the lotto? Nigga, I can disappear tomorrow Be like, where she gone, gone, gone What you done, done, done, done You was just wrong, wrong, wrong Cause I am the one Why you wanna play me like a fiddle? You acting like you love me just a little Cause when ya life loss, loss, loss It's ya family that pays the cost In God we trust running straight to the cross I'm driving stick I move and shift, yeah Want speed Need speed More speed I'm driving stick I stay in 6th, yeah Want speed Need speed More speed Put your hands up if you love hip hop Put yours hands up if you reppin your block Put your hands up if you ready to rock Cause I want speed Need speed To run away Cry out, yeah For the mothers, lost their sons And the wives lost their husbands And the family and the brothers and the sisters and the children And the fathers, we need fathers Where's the fathers, free our fathers Cry, cry, cry, cry Why yo yo yo Why yo yo yo Why yo yo yo Why yo Yo, my mother and my father used to burn a joint My father walked out, that was the turning point Started slangin chronic while I'm playing Sonic Ironic that was the Genesis of me tryin to earn a coin Incarceration I know the price of skating on broken ice while I'm escaping the coldest nights prayin No more roaches, mice, and a bowl of rice An old man gave me some cold advice sayin Roll the dice, just roll the dice Cuz you never get the same moment twice Followed my dreams to the open mics and start slayin Had to let them know I'm nice Now I'm on covers of mags stuntin Picture my dad frontin, all the children he had I ain't mad All the good dads keep the bag comin Momma had my back one hunnit Facts, I met God She's a black woman Cry out, yeah For the mothers, lost their sons And the wives lost their husbands And the family and the brothers and the sisters and the children And the fathers, we need fathers Where's the fathers, free our fathers