Man Down Lyrics

I remember when you left,you left a note wit me

I never read it,but I saw it when I tried to peek

Tha way my father had reacted,I knew it was bleak

For tha first time in my life I saw my hero weak

He grabbed a calling card and made a phone call up to tha When he said "Mama",he broke down and couldn't even speak

Went in his room and closed tha door,I guess he had to weep

And I had chores,so there was floors a nigga had to sweep

Who knew when shallow people cut you that tha wound is deep

We in there quiet,you could hear a neighbors beeper beep

Man you could hear tha TV in tha room where Shirley sleep

And they was next to us,dey stayed wit Buddy nem and Bee

When he came out he looked as though his body had been beat

Tha kinda look as if tha Hulk had to accept defeat

Tha kinda feel dat leave you limpin, no pain in tha feet

Wit no pain in tha knee

And u strainin to see

Lookin to heaven like,"is u awl u claimin to be

Say ya name for tha peace

I been drained for some weeks

Done refrained from tha freaks

Fuck a stain for tha streets

And still she left me,what I do not to gain in tha least

He called us in tha living room,it was me and T

And said tha family reducing now from four to three

He told us dat you left for reasons that were unforeseen

And trynna keep himself together and not cause a scene

You may have moved,you may have stayed,he aynt know where to lean

Tha lines were clear as day and won't no space for in between

I knew that T was green,she won't even a teen

But when she was and you won't there,she turned into a queen

She coulda been a shitty person,coulda been a fiend

But she not,she tha hardest person dat you never seen

And turnin princesses to her and Cairo to a king

I know its hard to see yaself when ya mirror aynt clean

It won't no mommy/daughter dances or shoppin for jeans

You left tha fam,u left for him and made me cold and mean

I started distancing myself from feelings,having lucid dreams

Everyday hopin their reality aynt what it seems

I never cared bout how I felt cuz you let down a team

I'm finna make tha tears I never cried turn into streams