Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.

[Verse 1]<br>I`m a mother that gave birth young, so what about it<br>Does it mean right away that I`m wrong<br>All in due time, well my time is right now<br>So don`t ask me who, where, what when or how<br>I know I got me and a good partner beside me<br>One that will never try to desert of defy me<br>So who are you to tell me how to run my family<br>I can plan it by myself, I need nobody planning me<br>`Cause yeah I might be young, but my stability`s correct<br>Everything about my little one I must protect<br>What she sees, what she hears, and everything surrounding<br>A decent state of mind is what my daughter will be found in<br><br>Chorus:<br><br>Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.<br>Young mother be thankful, be strong<br>The fact that you`re young, it ain`t wrong<br>A mother I will try to be<br>Tha fact is, I was born 2 B.R.E.E.D.<br><br>[Verse 2]<br>So tell me what do the kids learn at school<br>How to pack a pistol, how to play a class fool<br>Then they blame the parents when the kid plays hooky<br>Subject to getting shot is something that I wouldn`t wanna be<br>Maybe it is safer to stay within your home<br>Protecting yourself from getting a bullet within your dome<br>It`s something to think about, the word safe<br>I often wonder if there exists such a place<br>Whether on a bus, a train, or plain walkin`<br>You`re subject to the devious ones that might be hawkin`<br>I`ll teach my child to respect every day as a blessing<br>And follow the path of her future lesson by lesson<br><br>Chorus<br><br>[Verse 3]<br>So ask me again if I need ghetto assistance<br>There`s food on my table and my baby`s not wearing piss pants<br>I could teach my child more at home that you could ever<br>Corrupt the youthful mind I produce, that will be never<br>This one will learn from me, the other babies too<br>`Cause what you teach is censorship, I wanna teach what`s true<br>So bother me not with our by the book method<br>If I was already deaf I would be getting deafer<br>I know exactly what I`m doing, in it I believe<br>My life is in my offspring `Cause I was born 2 B.R.E.E.D.<br><br>Chorus