Am
Boys and girls, wanna hear a true story?
F
Saturday night was at this real wild party
C
There was liquor overflowin' the cup,
G
About 5 or 6 strippers trying to work for a buck.
Am
So I took one girl outside with me,
F
Her name was Londy, she went to Junior High with me,
C
I said, "Why you up in there dancing for cash?
G
I guess a whole lot's changed since I seen you last."

She said...


[Chorus]

Am
What would you do if your son was at home
F
Crying all alone on the bedroom floor,
C
Cause he's hungry and the only way to feed him is to
G
Sleep with a man for a little bit of money?
Am
And his daddy's gone in and out of lock down,
F
I ain't got a job now, he's just smokin' rock now,
C
So for you this is just a good time
G
But for me this is what I call life


[Verse]

Am
Girl, you ain't the only one to have a baby,
F
That's no excuse to be living all crazy
C
So she stared me right square in the eye
G
And said, "Everyday I wake up, hoping to die"
Am
She said, "They're gonna know about pain
F
'Cause me and my sister ran away so our daddy couldn't rape us,
C
Before I was a teenager
G
I done been through more shit you can't even relate to"


[Chorus]

Am
What would you do if your son was at home
F
Crying all alone on the bedroom floor,
C
Cause he's hungry and the only way to feed him is to
G
Sleep with a man for a little bit of money?
Am
And his daddy's gone in and out of lock down,
F
I ain't got a job now, he's just smokin' rock now,
C
So for you this is just a good time
G
But for me this is what I call life


[Bridge]

Am
(What would you do?) Get up off my feet and stop making tired excuses
F
(What would you do?) Get up off my feet and stop making tired excuses
C
(What would you do?) Get up off my feet and stop making tired excuses
G
(What would you do?) Get up off my feet!


[Chorus]

Am
What would you do if your son was at home
F
Crying all alone on the bedroom floor,
C
Cause he's hungry and the only way to feed him is to
G
Sleep with a man for a little bit of money?
Am
And his daddy's gone in and out of lock down,
F
I ain't got a job now, he's just smokin' rock now,
C
So for you this is just a good time
G
But for me this is what I call life


Am
What would you do if your son was at home
F
Crying all alone on the bedroom floor,
C
Cause he's hungry and the only way to feed him is to
G
Sleep with a man for a little bit of money?
Am
And his daddy's gone in and out of lock down,
F
I ain't got a job now, he's just smokin' rock now,
C
So for you this is just a good time
G
But for me this is what I call life


Am
What would you do if your son was at home
F
Crying all alone on the bedroom floor,
C
Cause he's hungry