Ayo cuz

When y'all tellin folk... about my life

I don't want y'all to add nothing

I don't want y'all to take nothing away

I want y'all to play that thang

Just like this here...

Ya heard me



[Petey]

Since the tender age (since the tender age)

I been running wild (I been running wild)

I seen all those things (all those things)

You don't show to a child

It wasn't love I was missing (lord knows)

My folks cared for me

I had a stubborn ass attitude (did what I wanna do)

And y'all couldn't talk to me

Tried often the strait and narrow

But every time I would stumble and fall

Fell so hard one time I fucked around and stayed down

I don't wanna try no more

I was getting a little older

Those mistakes were a part of my life

And my only regret is that I only get one chance to get it right



[Chorus]

And I wanna tell the world the truth about me [2x]

(listen to the song...)



[Petey]

I caused more unnecessary stress to my mama than the word allow

Old sister of mine

I had once upon a time

We ain't spoke in a while

Life's been hard on me

But I found a way to keep standing it

And holding on (holding on)

Pressing on (good God almighty)

Standing in jail someday I'll break the monotony

Cause Petey wasn't doing that well

And I can behold a way that the world christened me

... If anybody give a damn to know

What really went on in my life I wrote a song



[chorus]

[voice talking]

It is now gallow time

All inmates are asked to get on your assigned bunks and

Remain there until count time is made....count time...

Olden... (yeah)

Williams... (here)

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