Tears Songtext
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Two months late on the mortgage, one on the car note
Wife of five years, wiped the tears, she lost all hope
′Bout to lose the job in two weeks, no word from them
He saw it on page twenty-three of the Newsweek

Same magazine featured the seven-hundred-fifty billion
All for the big business, not one cent for the children
Not one cent for the old and sick
Straight for chief executives and them to stay rich
He gassed up the whip, used to cost
Him a grip, head to the grocery store
Rice and beans, eggs and milk, couldn't afford no more
Two little kids to feed, gotta find a new gig
Thinkin′ about robbin' and stealin' like some dudes on the news did

But he got a good soul
Ain′t gonna need a miracle to dig him out this hole
He grabs a gun (with tears in his eyes)
Cocks it back (with tears in his eyes)


Fuck it, now he knocks down the door, ski mask, Glock in hand
′Til he wakes from this devious plan (with tears in his eyes)
Now he ponders his life (with tears in his eyes)
Gets consoled by his wife (with tears in his eyes)
Thinkin' of a life of crime, face covered by his hands
Don′t want kids to see dad (with tears in his eyes)
Now he stares at the wall (with tears in his eyes)
Who to blame for this all? (with tears in his eyes)

Single mother, two sons, daddy didn't stick around
Now she′s finally found a real man to hold her down

Took on the full package, put the ring on like Beyoncé
Say, now they both introduce his fiancé
Sun shinin' bright now, lookin′ like better days
New house, new car, plus a seed on the way
Wedding plans in full effect, yo, for better or for worse
Life is the true test and some tests bring hurt
Everybody smile as tragedy clicks the photo
Oh no, mommy's diagnosed with a sickness

A rare kidney illness, gotta be on dialysis
Toxicity of the treatment, gotta abort the fetus
Plus, shorty needs a donor and guess who's the perfect match
Yeah, her future spouse, but he ain′t down with that
He got his bags packed, walkin′ (with tears in his eyes)
She's left to face this all alone (with tears in his eyes)


He′s like, "This meter has expired and there's no more change
About to charge it to the game" (with tears in his eyes)
His love has turned to resentment (with tears in his eyes)
He didn′t sign up for this shit (with tears in his eyes)
Insurance canceled out, now what is she gonna do?
Prayin' on her knees (with tears in his eyes)
Askin′, "Father, why me?" (with tears in his eyes)
Stayin' strong for her seeds (with tears in his eyes)

Fuck it, now he knocks down the door, ski mask, Glock in hand
'Til he wakes from this devious plan
Now he ponders his life
Gets consoled by his wife
Thinkin′ of a life of crime, face covered by his hands
Don′t want kids to see dad
Now he stares at the wall
Who to blame for this all? (with tears in his eyes)

He's like, "This meter has expired and there′s no more change
About to charge it to the game"
His love has turned to resentment
He didn't sign up for this shit
Insurance canceled out, now what is she gonna do?
Prayin′ on her knees
Askin', "Father, why me?" (with tears in his eyes)
Stayin′ strong for her seeds (with tears in his eyes)

Pressure not only busts pipes
But sheds new light on what's wrong and what's right

Morals and ethics are second-guessed
When it′s your back pressed up against the wall
The Mack truck of life at your chest
And so begins the struggle
The need to constantly adapt to all that life brings
Some say it′s cliché, but at the end of the day, it's true
Until you walk a mile in that man′s shoes
You can't say what you would or wouldn′t do

And it will later have you lookin' at someone you thought you knew
Like they′re brand new, as they stare back at you
With tears in their eyes