Dear Father Testo

*CHORUS* -- dear father are you with me? I just hope you don't forget me, I ain't asking for no pity I just hope these prayers will fix me dear father are you with me? I just hope you don't forget me, I ain't asking for no pity I just hope these prayers will fix me

*VERSE 1* -- say I don't walk right, I don't talk right, I don't eat right, I don't sleep right, what I do right? who said you right? hell with do right, id rather do life. and by the way paps I ain't forgot about it, hold my chin up, see I don't pout about it. and when I see you don't think I ain't thought about it but you know how we do we just talk around it, and my last partner, she done went astray so when I see her in the club I don't know what to say, I might be gone tomorow but I'm here today, and I guess this ought to really matter anyway. tryna clear my mind, so I can write this rhyme been on the phone with my man and I know he lying and at the same time, shit I know he trying, at the same time, I know he's trying

*CHORUS* -- dear father are you with me? I just hope you don't forget me, I ain't asking for no pity I just hope these prayers will fix me dear father are you with me? I just hope you don't forget me, I ain't asking for no pity I just hope these prayers will fix me

*VERSE 2* -- car leaking oil plus I need a mufler now that ain't no way to live for a maybe mother, off to the clinic how'd I miss my cycle? and my family wonder why I'm acting spiteful, test came back shhh negative, I can't see my self depending on my relatives, was a close call, but yet still, need to call my aunt to help with my electric bill, and got no rest too much stress mumma called said they found a lump on her breast, must be payback for the wrong I did, God please let her live to see her grandkids, yeah I got 1st, yeah I cried tears and so what I ain't been to church in 5 years, only the man above got he right to judge and if my prayers go unanswered I won't hold a grudge

*CHORUS* -- dear father are you with me? I just hope you don't forget me, I ain't asking for no pity I just hope these prayers will fix me dear father are you with me? I just hope you don't forget me, I ain't asking for no pity I just hope these prayers will fix me
*VERSE 3* -- Shanda, Cayle, Coca, Nini... your big sis got your back if you need me, 1 day you might see my on TV, but don't ever think that you beneath me, coz life can make you or break you but even through the hard times stay grateful, as for me I never took a handout, dealt with the situation never ran out, I'd be lying if I said I never had doubts a lot of times I was down, feeling left out, was on the outside lookin in, while other people seemed to have the perfect blend, just tryna figure what I need to do to win, don't wanna end up saying what I coulda been, so lord please I hope that you can hear my cries, this is the letter to you signed Ebony Eyez

*CHORUS X2* -- dear father are you with me? I just hope you don't forget me, I ain't asking for no pity I just hope these prayers will fix me dear father are you with me? I just hope you don't forget me, I ain't asking for no pity I just hope these prayers will fix me