[Jay-Z]
Mmm, you donīt understand now be..cause youīre cryin, and you hurt
Youīll understand soon enough.. soon enough
[Singer overlaps Jay-Z]
Let him hold you, let him touch you
Soon youīll un-der-stand
[Jay-Z]
Youīre my best friendīs sister, grown woman and all
But you see how I am around girls; I ruin īem all
Plus your mom call me son, around you since I was small
Shit I watched you mature - nah, this ainīt right
But still when your boyfriend ditched you, lifeīs a bitch you cried
Over my right shoulder I told you to wipe your eyes
Take your time when you likin a guy
Cause if he sense that your feelings too intense, itīs pimp or die
I bought you earrings on your birthday
Drove you to college your first day
It must be sad, though it hurts to say
We could never be a item, donīt even like him
You deserve better - this is ugly; Gina, please donīt love me
Thereīs better guys out there other than me
(You need a lawyer or a doctor or somebody like that you know)
Like a lawyer or a doctor with a Ph.D
Think of how upset your mother and brother would be
if they found that you was huggin me
My conscience is fuckin with me
[Singer]
Let him hold you, let him touch you
Soon youīll un-der-stand
[Jay-Z]
Man, I look in the eyes of a..
this.. a kid that stole life and me together..
Weīre tryin, really tryin to make it work
Iīm young, and I ainīt ready, and I told you
[Singer overlaps Jay-Z]
Let him hold you, let him touch you
Soon youīll un-der-stand
[Jay-Z]
It ainīt like, I ainīt tell you from day one, I ainīt shit
When it comes to relationships, I donīt have the patience
Now itīs too late, we got a little life together
and in my mind I really want you to be my wife forever
But in the physical itīs like Iīma be trife forever
A different girl every night forever; told you to leave
but youīre stubborn and you love him and,
no matter what despite all the fuckin and the cheatin,
you still wonīt leave him, now youīre grievin
And I feel bad, believe me
But Iīm young and I ainīt ready, and this ainīt easy
Wasnīt fair to tell you to wait, so I told you to skate
You chose not to, now look at the shit we gotta go through
Doin a fight, throw in a fuss, you the mother of my baby
I donīt want you to hate me, this is about us
Rather me; I ainīt ready to be what you want me to be
Because I love you, I want you to leave, please
[Singer]
Let him hold you, let him touch you
Soon youīll un-der-stand
[Jay-Z]
Mm... listen ma
I mean, I seen you workin two or three jobs
Daddy left... I I thought I was makin things better
I made it worse
[Singer overlaps Jay-Z]
Let him hold you, let him touch you
Soon youīll un-der-stand
[Jay-Z]
Dear ma, Iīm in the cell, lonely as hell
Writin this scribe, thinkin bout how you must feel inside
You tried to teach me better, but I refused to grow
God damn I ainīt the young man that you used to know
You said the street claim lives, but I wanted things like
bling bling ice I was wrong in hindsight
Shit we grew apart, try to blame it on your new spouse
I know it hurt like hell the day you kicked me out
But your house is your house, I ainīt respect the rules
I brought crack past your door, beefed with rival crews
And who wants to be the mother of a son who sold drugs
Co-workers saw me on the corner slingin Larry Love
Meanwhile, you workin hard like, two or three jobs
Tryin to feed me and my siblings, makin an honest livin
Who am I kiddin I, call myself easin the load
I made the load heavy, I need money for commissary
Try to understand, please
[Singer - repeat all 6X until fade]
Let him hold you, let him touch you
Soon youīll un-der-stand
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