Lupe Fiasco

(feat. Gemini, Sarah Green)
I cant, I wont, I cant, I wont
Let you leave
I dont know what you want
You want more from me?
She said to him
"I want you to be a father
Hes your little boy and you dont even bother
Like "brother" without the R
And hes starting to harbor
Cool and food for thought
But for you hes a starver
Starting to use red markers on his work
His teacher say they know hes much smarter
But hes hurt
Used to hand his homework in first
Like he was the classroom starter
Burst to tears
Let them know she see us
Now hes 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 aint never pick him up
You see what his problem is?
He dont know where his poppa is
No positive male role model
To play football and build railroad models
Its making a hole youve been digging it
Cause you aint been kicking it
Since he was old enough to hold bottles
Wasnt supposed to get introduced to that
He dont deserve to get used to that
Now I aint asking you for money or to come back to me
Some days it aint sunny but it aint so hard
Just breaks my heart
When I try to provide and he say Mommy that aint your job
To be a man, I try to make him understand
That Im his number one fan
But its like he born from the stands
You know the world is out to get him, so why dont you give him a chance?"
So he said to him
"I want you to be a father
Im your little boy and you dont even bother
Like "brother" without the R
And Im starting to harbor
Cool and food for thought
But for you Im a starver
Starting to use red markers on my work
My teacher say they know Im much smarter
But Im 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 Im 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 aint never pick me up
You see what my problem is?
That I dont know where my poppa is
No positive male role model
To play football and build railroad models
Its making a hole youve been digging it
Cause you aint been kicking it
Since I was old enough to hold bottles
Wasnt supposed to get introduced to that
I dont deserve to get used to that
Now I aint asking you for money or to come back to me
Some days it aint sunny but it aint so hard
Just breaks my heart
When my momma try to provide and I tell her That aint your job
To be a man, she try to make me understand
That she my number one fan
But its like you born from the stands
You know the world is out to get me, why dont you give me a chance?"
[ He Say She Say Lyrics ]