Ying Yang Twins - FamilyLyrics

I had a partner named Courtney Dead, pulled by a van, blood gone from his head I had another partner named Terry Dead, he tried to flee the scene before they hit 'em wit the left My grandma always said When it rains it pours So they're dying like flies Got me kinda scared to go outdoors I had a cousin named Ant Dead, they say the young man only died by the head The streets all we got it Boys gon' be boys, me in ya hype Teach your son to like guns with toys Now what we supposed to do When you know you gotta get ya kid enrolled in school? So you start hanging 'round with the local crew Have a smoke or two Start kicking 'em a joke or two Tell me what the parent's supposed to do? Go tell momma (Go tell momma) To go ask daddy (To go ask daddy) That since when was the last time We were a family Like we supposed to be Brothas and sistas (Brothas and sistas) Achi cousins I love you (Achi cousins I love you) And sometimes we as family We don't do what we supposed to So I say Family, yeah, family Family, yeah 1979 that's when my momma had me 2006, her oldest son is a daddy Check it, I got two daughters of my own They say I degrade women But they degrade they self They didn't have help, growing up She had a dead beat momma And a dead beat dad She go and shake, shakes quick in the club Drop it like it's hot I tell my kids what to do And what to do not I'm a grown and I gotta feed my kids So I teach them the right And wrong way to live If you feel bad You need to stop shaking, shaking And your parents won't be so mad Might smile at you If you keep shaking your *** in the club Ying Yang gon' show you love Listen, I keep stressing to my daughters stay in school Learn all you can, yes, I'm a real family man Go tell momma (Go tell momma) To go ask daddy (To go ask daddy) That since when was the last time We were a family Like we supposed to be, family Brothas and sistas (Brothas and sistas) Achi cousins I love you (Achi cousins I love you) And sometimes we as family We don't do what we supposed to So I say Family, yeah, family Family, yeah Check this out I wanna break the music down for a minute I wanna say something to us You know I say us 'cause we are a people We all are equal If you love your sister, your brother Your father, your mother Clap yo' hands Clap yo' hands Clap yo' hands Clap yo' hands Family, family Family, family, family Go tell momma (Go tell momma) To go ask daddy (To go ask daddy) That since when was the last time We were a family Like we supposed to be Brothas and sistas (Brothas and sistas) Achi cousins I love you (Achi cousins I love you) And sometimes we as family We don't do what we supposed to So I say Family, family Family, yeah