[Chorus - Scar]   Stages in life no one said that it was right   But I've got to hustle for the kids   God only knows what I've gone and been   Til we reach the end   Just stay strong and be a friend      [Verse 1 - Big Boi]   I cram to understand why a woman and a man   Make a plan to enter matrimony then he takes her hand   Put that ring on her finger couple of kids in minivans   Standin in the stands like a fan watch her little man   Run ball... And everytime you see the family they look happy   Got her mama and her daddy and I think they got a lil' dog   But daddy had her cat on the side   He would hide her from his ride decide not to divide   Kept the yam in the (hide) the spouse in the house   Boy its cheaper to keep her you fuck around and take a loss   Come up short like Short Dog cuss words flow like   ([Too Short sample:] Motherfuckaer shit gotdamn asshole)   Took my shit ([Too Short sample:] Beeitch!) FUCK!      [Chorus - Scar]   Stages in life no one said that it was right   But I've got to hustle for the kids   God only knows what I've gone and been   Til we reach the end   Just stay strong and be a friend      [Verse 2 - Big Boi]   It was the night that they done dipped and all throughout the palace   That didn't do his part heartbroke or no more marriage   When it happens you'll be slappin yourself rememberin   You coulda remained boyfriend and girlfriend   Now you sittin in the courthouse plaintiff and defendant   Pleadin to the judge you was in it to win it   In the beginnin was splendid see she was grinnin and spendin   All of her time wit the kids an' in the kitchen she'd cook   She was fierce on the stove it was always great   Covered plates in the microwave when I came home late   But now we just debate like some candidates damn I hate   Friction wishin I had paperwork on the misses but I didn't   Damn... fuckin around      [Chorus - Scar]   Stages in life no one said that it was right   But I've got to hustle for the kids   God only knows what I've gone and been   Til we reach the end   Just stay strong and be a friend      [Bridge - Sleepy Brown & Scar]   Girl you have to remember   I gotta provide for the family and future   So please stay down and please stay around cause you know   That I'm tryna change but its hard cause I've been this way   ([Big boi:] Man you already knew that shit)      [Chorus - Scar]   Stages in life no one said that it was right   But I've got to hustle for the kids   God only knows what I've gone and been   Til we reach the end   Just stay strong and be a friend      [music to fade]