[Andre 3000 - Bridge] A boy To raise At a Young age No help From him But she's alive To be Made strong But all Alone Must be A pain But she's alive
[Andre 3000 - Verse One] The year was 1975 That night crickets cried They knew what was going down Three girls travel a long country road And one said she thinks it's time This baby wants to come right now
[Andre 3000 - Bridge] A boy To raise At a Young age No help From him But she's alive To be Made strong But all Alone Must be A pain But she's alive
[Woman talking] I was scufflin' going to school I was scufflin' working at night And you know what I truly believe And that's why I tell a lot of parents Single parents, don't tell me what God can't do. I made sure you had I never felt like you should be deprived of anything If a man didn't want to take care of his child You move on And that's what I did I moved on
[Andre 3000 - Bridge] A boy To raise At a Young age No help From him But she's alive To be Made strong But all Alone Must be A pain But she's alive
A boy To raise At... at a Young age No help From him But she's alive
[Woman talking] He always wanted to be a father But he never took care of you He ain't have no money He ain't have nothin' How can you care about somebody And you never give the welfare of them
[Andre 3000 - Bridge] A boy To raise At a Young age No help From him But she's alive To be Made strong But all Alone Must be A drag But she's alive
A boy To raise At a Young age... No help From him But she's alive To be Made strong But all Alone Must...
[Woman talking] and I knew I had to go that road by myself
