Afeni (Remix|Explicit)

Ow since we all came from a woman

Got our names from a woman and our game from a woman

I wonder why we take from our women

Why we rape our women

Do we hate our women

Now since we all

My brothers

My brothers

I love you

I love you

I hate to know some of you treat us like Glover

Glover

Black card revoked maybe you could use Discover

Discover

Define yourself do you feel the same way 'bout your mother

Mother

Do you overlook our beauty but you lovin' on all the others

Others

Hope you teach your daughters all to stay away from suckas

Like yourself if you don't love yourself

I'm so Southern

Southern

I was taught to feed the soul with or without hot ovens

Here's a plate know your hate come from a black man struggle

Struggle

We all in the same shape so I know I fit your puzzle

Puzzle

Either way we got your back we only pray you'll be our muscle

Pray you'll be our muscle

Strength in the times we all overcome with trouble

Every day we pullin' doubles for ourself and home

For ourself and home

My mom and daddy taught me early on protect your own

Protect your own

We never stopped lovin' you so turn your love back on

Your love back on

And I pray you feel the same way as that 2Pac song

We ain't your h*es or your b***hes trophies or meant for pimpin'

Recognize a gift from God outweighs a birthday or a Christmas

To protect our lives you gon' take it to the limit

You gon' take it to the limit

Rib of our rib do you still feel us in ya

Now since we all came from a woman

Got our names from a woman and our game from a woman

I wonder why we take from our women

Why we rape our women

Do we hate our women

Now since we all came from a woman

Got our names from a woman and our game from a woman

I wonder why we take from our women

Why we rape our women

Do we hate our women

I don't know where I would be be

If you weren't here with me me

If you don't hear anybody else sayin'

Please know you're appreciated

'Ated

The way you walk way you talk so fine

Fine

And ooh you got a brilliant mind

Brilliant mind

There ain't nobody better

Better

Each and every one of you matter to me

To my sisters

To my sisters

I know we on it

I know we on it

I feel your pain I'm a woman disappointed

They should never take what's never given to 'em 'cause they want it

Want it

I was taught if you love me you would never cut the corners

Corners

What we made in the night we got a raise in the mornin'

Mornin'

This is sucka n***as warnin' you should never hit a woman

Woman

We should have some things in common

Just like Common he respect us

A law is not a lecture how you love us it affect us

It affect us

I ain't playin' the middle like Nadeska

It ain't complex to be emotional or affectionate

To my brothers that do I hope my sisters don't think less of 'em

Don't think less of 'em

2Pac gone you know rap had to message him

We tried to do our best for them mother Panther vibes

Panther vibes

We need strong men so our baby boys survive

Baby boys survive

Love our great fathers I know some statistics lied

But all the ones that didn't yo you gotta do your job

I know this life ain't easy every one of us is flawed

Flawed

At least love your woman we the closest thing to God

God

And tell her keep her head up every day that it gets hard

Gets hard

If you truly recognize that

Now since we all came from a woman

Got our names from a woman and our game from a woman

I wonder why we take from our women

Why we rape our women

Do we hate our women

Dear woman

Now since we all

I know I wouldn't be nothing

Nothing

Without you by my side

Side

You have always been the savior you're the closest thing to God

So I just want to thank you

Thank ya

For bein' so good to me

And I apologize for not always bein' what I'm supposed to be be

I just wanted to write this letter I promise I'm gonna do better

I don't know where I would be

Be

If you weren't here with me

Me

If you don't hear anybody else sayin'

Please know you're appreciated

'Ated

The way you walk way you talk so fine

Fine

And ooh you got a brilliant mind

Brilliant mind

There ain't nobody better

Better

Each and every one of you matter to me

Come here let me untwist your hair and massage your head

Let me pick your brain

I wanna let you into this safe space I hold and keep sacred for you

I know you are kind of hurt I kinda wish I could take the pain away from you

I seen how the Devil likes to have his way with you I felt their hate for you

Their innate ways to fake and play with you in this life you were given

Over this nightmare you are livin' pardon them for not seein' your purpose

But for what it's worth

We're in this life thing together so can't you love me deeper than that

Like God intended you to

Can't you remember where you came from like you ain't came from my seed of love

Your broken spirit can't always be the excuse

Thought I taught you the gravity of respect and paying dues thought you knew

My God don't like ugly my God said she need an apology

Needs to know you see all the beauty she created

Needs you to know wouldn't be no you if it wasn't for us

My God said How much harder we gotta love you