She Done Been - Gerald Levert
You brotha's
Ya'll forget you got a mama
Got a lady that stick with you through thick and thin
But you dog her
And you ain't been through half the sh*t she been
You step in the church
Every morning six AM up from work
Daddy always kept it real
Taught you how a man
S'pose to feel
S'pose to feel
Not afraid to cook and clean
Ain't even into the party scene
But no matter what you do
Every man that you meet
Want his cake and eat it too
She been lied to
Lied to
Cheated on
Cheated on
The victim of
Victim of
Every sad song
Sad song
Her mother and
And Mother and
Her father
Definition of
Definition of
The perfect daughter
But she can't find a man
Find a man
Who done been half the things
She done been
If you out there raise your hand
Raise your hand
Check it out
You like the thought of makin' love
Makin' love
Occasional kisses
And a few hugs
Want a family
Raise some kids
Just like your mamma and your daddy did yeah
But every guy you start to dig
Comes with baggage and no gig yeah
Got no kind of a job
Got a baby mama
And a lot of bills
You foot the bill
But he come and go at will
She been lied to
Cheated on
Cheated on
The victim of
Every sad song
Every sad song
Her mother and
Her father
Definition of
The perfect daughter
But she can't find a man
Who done been half the things
Half the things
She done been
She done been
She done been
She done been
Say
Give your baby a standing ovation
Got her own college education
Raise her babies all alone
Always in a house but
Never at a home
She been abused by her man
By her man
She done been
Out there on welfare
Welfare
Ya'll don't seem to understand
PMS'in once a month
Scrappin up dollas to get the baby lunch
Left by her arms by a sucka man
Ya'll don't seem to understand
You don't seem to understand
Call b**ches and hoes for no reason
Getting raped on
By the man
She was pleasin
It was her best friend
Be a model man who done been through
Was cheated man
She can't find a man
Who done been half the things
She done been
She done been
She done been
She done been
She done been
