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HOW COME? HOW LONG?
What I really don't understand
Is how can a woman and a man
Become so in love with each other
But he leaves her for another
Leaving her to be a mother
And a father
Why bother with the responsibility in the first place?
You knew you weren't going to raise your child
But you got her pregnant anyway
Now you rarely come around
Brother, you're becoming a stranger to your kids
When you knock on the door
Whe looks you straight in your eyes
And asks you, "Who you is?"
Because you weren't there to teach her how to talk
You weren't around when he first started to walk
When she first said, "Da...Da...,"
She was looking at her mother
Because you weren't around to be a father to her
Being a young Black man, myself
You're giving me a bad reputation for my future
Leaving a woman -
The most beautiful creature on this earth -
To be a single parent
Man, how could you...
Just abandon your wife and kids;
Forget all about them and move on...
Brothers, when will stop hurting our beautiful sisters?
How Come? How Long?
See, I was given birth by my mommy
Her & my grandmother raised me
My father had no big part in this
Because any man can help make a baby
But it takes a real man to take care of one
Even when times get hard
But you can't run like a coward
'Cause you'd take your kids' love & devour it
And only break your lady's heart
While she's breaking her back
Raising two kids on her own
Holding down two jobs
Praying to God that she can make it alone
Putting clothes on their back
And food in their mouth
Doing all that she can
Without you to help out
Brothers come back to reality
And face responsibility
Because you'd all suffer dearly if it was up to me
Single mothers stay strong
And fathers, come home
Why must you continue to abandon your kids?
How Come? How Long?
Tha Prodigal One...
