Jail Call

I just got off the phone it was a jail call Said they been doing him wrong And it's been hell dog He told me check on his mama Make sure she well off And to tell the streets he ain't fell off But he got a son that he ain't there for And he got a daughter he tryna care for He wish he could tell them to just be careful And let them know that it ain't their fault I told him you my nigga but you gotta listen Promise me it's gone be different when you out of prison And promise your kids you gone stay out the system Cause I know how it feel to have your father missing All I know bout my daddy is he was dead off A nigga came and blew his head off He got in the car and wiped the red off Witness say they heard a bomb then he sped off I told him just cause I can do it That don't mean that they can do it Took a lot of hard work and tears Just to make it through it I been pushing pain out For years Cause I'm living through it Don't let your kids have the same influence I just got off the phone it was a jail call Said they been doing him wrong And it's been hell dog He told me check on his mama Make sure she well off And to tell the streets he ain't fell off But he got a son that he ain't there for And he got a daughter he tryna care for He wish he could tell them to just be careful And let them know that it ain't their fault He done spent three birthdays behind the wall Last time he seen her picture she got kind of tall 17 years old But her guidance off She don't even pay attention when her mama talk Your son in school he got better plans He seen u fail And he wanna be a better man He signed up for marines To be a veteran He told me tell you that he holding on the best he can I told him just cause I can do it That don't mean that they can do it Took a lot of hard work and tears Just to make it through it I been pushing pain out For years Cause I'm living through it Don't let your kids have the same influence I just got off the phone it was a jail call Said they been doing him wrong And it's been hell dog He told me check on his mama Make sure she well off And to tell the streets he ain't fell off But he got a son that he ain't there for And he got a daughter he tryna care for He wish he could tell them to just be careful And let them know that it ain't their fault We know that it ain't your fault