I can't, I won't, I can't   I won't let you leave   I don't know what you want   You want more from me      She said to him, "I want you to be a father   He's your little boy and you don't even bother   Like 'Brother' without the R and he's starting to harbor   Cool and food for thought but for you he's a starver?      ?Starting to use red markers on his work   His teacher say they know he's much smarter but he's hurt   Used to hand his homework in first   Like he was the classroom starter?      ?Burst to tears, let them know she see us   Now he's fighting in class   Got a note last week that say he might not pass   Ask me if his daddy was sick of us   'Cause you ain't never pick him up?      ?You see what his problem is   He don't know where his poppa is   No positive male role model   To play football and build railroad models?      ?He's making a hole, you've been digging it   'Cause you ain't been kicking it   Since he was old enough to hold bottles   Wasn't supposed to get introduced to that   He don't deserve to get used to that?      ?Now I ain't asking you for money or to come back to me   Some days it ain't sunny but it ain't so hard   Just breaks my heart, when I try to provide   And he say, 'Mommy, that ain't your job'?      To be a man, I try to make him understand   That I'm his number one fan   But it's like he born from the stands   You know the world is out to get him   So why don't you give him a chance??      I can't, I won't, I can't   I won't let you leave   Now, now, I don't know what you want   You want more from me      So he said to him, "I want you to be a father   I'm your little boy and you don't even bother   Like 'Brother' without the R and I'm starting to harbor   Cool and food for thought but for you I'm a starver?      ?Starting to use red markers on my work   My teacher say they know I'm much smarter but I'm hurt   I used to hand my homework in first   Like I was the classroom starter?      ?Burst to tears, let them know he see us   Now I'm fighting in class   Got a note last week that say I might not pass   Kids ask me if my daddy is sick of us   'Cause you ain't never pick me up?      ?You see what my problem is   That I don't know where my poppa is   No positive male role model   To play football and build railroad models?      ?It's making a hole, you've been digging it   'Cause you ain't been kicking it   Since I was old enough to hold bottles   Wasn't supposed to get introduced to that   I don't deserve to get used to that?      ?Now I ain't asking you for money or to come back to me   Some days it ain't sunny but it ain't so hard   Just breaks my heart, when my momma try to provide   And I tell her, 'That ain't your job'?      ?To be a man, she try to make me understand   That she my number one fan   But it's like you born from the stands   You know the world is out to get me   Why don't you give me a chance?"      It's like, I can't, I won't, I can't   I won't let you leave   Now, now, I don't know what you want   You want more from me      I can't, I won't, I can't   I won't let you leave   I don't know what you want   You want more from me   I can't, I won't, I can't   I won't let you leave