I had a partner named Courtney   Dead, pulled by a van, blood gone from his head   I had another partner named Terry   Dead, he tried to flee the scene before they hit 'em wit the left      My grandma always said   When it rains it pours   So they're dying like flies   Got me kinda scared to go outdoors      I had a cousin named Ant   Dead, they say the young man only died by the head   The streets all we got it   Boys gon' be boys, me in ya hype   Teach your son to like guns with toys      Now what we supposed to do   When you know you gotta get ya kid enrolled in school?   So you start hanging 'round with the local crew      Have a smoke or two   Start kicking 'em a joke or two   Tell me what the parent's supposed to do?      Go tell momma   (Go tell momma)   To go ask daddy   (To go ask daddy)      That since when was the last time   We were a family   Like we supposed to be      Brothas and sistas   (Brothas and sistas)   Achi cousins I love you   (Achi cousins I love you)      And sometimes we as family   We don't do what we supposed to   So I say      Family, yeah, family   Family, yeah      1979 that's when my momma had me   2006, her oldest son is a daddy   Check it, I got two daughters of my own   They say I degrade women   But they degrade they self      They didn't have help, growing up   She had a dead beat momma   And a dead beat dad      She go and shake, shakes quick in the club   Drop it like it's hot   I tell my kids what to do   And what to do not      I'm a grown and   I gotta feed my kids   So I teach them the right   And wrong way to live      If you feel bad   You need to stop shaking, shaking   And your parents won't be so mad   Might smile at you      If you keep shaking your *** in the club   Ying Yang gon' show you love   Listen, I keep stressing to my daughters stay in school   Learn all you can, yes, I'm a real family man      Go tell momma   (Go tell momma)   To go ask daddy   (To go ask daddy)      That since when was the last time   We were a family   Like we supposed to be, family      Brothas and sistas   (Brothas and sistas)   Achi cousins I love you   (Achi cousins I love you)      And sometimes we as family   We don't do what we supposed to   So I say      Family, yeah, family   Family, yeah      Check this out   I wanna break the music down for a minute   I wanna say something to us   You know I say us 'cause we are a people      We all are equal   If you love your sister, your brother   Your father, your mother      Clap yo' hands   Clap yo' hands   Clap yo' hands   Clap yo' hands      Family, family   Family, family, family      Go tell momma   (Go tell momma)   To go ask daddy   (To go ask daddy)      That since when was the last time   We were a family   Like we supposed to be      Brothas and sistas   (Brothas and sistas)   Achi cousins I love you   (Achi cousins I love you)      And sometimes we as family   We don't do what we supposed to   So I say      Family, family   Family, yeah