Lyric Where Have You Been - Jay-Z

Lyric Song Where Have You Been: Beanie Sigel Damn how am I gonna say hey

hey dadyeah it s your boy remember me I wanna talk to you scrap I remember being kicked out the house cause I looked just like you Said I d be nothing but a crook just like you The niggaz in the hood was shook Where the just like you Cause all they said was little whitey look I m just like you But dog I can t see it at allshit We never kicked it at all We never pitched or kicked at a ball dogyou never taught me shit how to fightride a bikefix a flat none of that sorts Nigga you was an abusive pops you left me out to drystuck gotta teach news to box gotta teach news to bop and that aint the half of it man I gotta teach news to block It s about time we have a father to son nigga sit down sit down let me tell you bout your fatherless sons how they grew to be men and father they sons father they daughters niggayou left a fatherless daughter I never follow your orders nigga you make me sick you could
ooh how you gonna leave these memories in the back of my mind I can see it clear as day you smackin my mom I member that day you showed me that gatthat 9 put it in my palm when I was young and said that would be mineyou turned me out the reason why I hit the block reason why I tried to hit them cops reason why I started hittin shots reason why I started gettin licked and drinkin syrup and skippin court ginger bread man never think of gettin caught look at your hand man damn you fought nigga you left my mom left us with no good bye s you left us out to dry you left us with no lettersnotesnothing! no replies no digits numbers was unlisted you left us with some of my loneliest night nigga some of my hungriest nights shitone of the reasons for years shit embarrasin damn we used to think money was white yeah you gave us life likefruit from a plant we aint eat right from them foods from them stamps and to think you was my pop man i gotta stop shit CHORUS Female DaddyWhere Have You Been Beanie And when you come homeyou got us here all alone Female MommyWhere Daddy Went Beanie You always stick up for him Always said you d make up for him Female MommyWhat Happened Then Beanie What was you cheatin on him Why he s always beatin on you Female DaddyWhere Have You Been Beanie Niggayou gonna hear me out Jay Z I wanted to walk just like him remember wanted to talk just like him word often momma said I look too much and I thought just like him it could happen wanted to drink Miller nips and smoke Newports just like you but you left menow I m goin to court just like you I would say yquot;my daddy loves me and he ll never go awayyquot; do you even remember December s my birthday do you even remember the tender boy you turned into a cold young man with one goal and one plan get mommy out of some jamshe was always in one always short with the income always late with the rent You said that you was comin through I would stay in the hallway waitin always playin the bench waitin and that day came and went You! very much you showed me the worst kind of pain but I m stronger and trust me I will never hurt again will never ask mommy yquot;why daddy don t love me Why is we so poorwhy is life so ugly Mommy why is your eyes puffyyquot; please don t cry everything ll be alright I know it s dark nowbut we gon see the light It s us against the world we don t need himright right mommy drivin 6 s now yeahI got riches now yeah I bought I nice home for both of my sisters now we doin real good we don t miss you now see how life twists around er CHORUS fade out

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