Why, in East LA There's a little girl dreamin' of a family She says, "The system won't give love for me" Another lost soul's what she'll wind up bein' Later on in her teenage years After a million disappointments and some dried up tears, yeah Ran to the streets to be safe from fear Of another group home that she'll wind up leavin'
No, don't got no chance at life No, might just end up dyin' No, no, parents or no rights So, so, hold back from cryin'
Been fallin' in quicksand all her life Hopin' for a hand to pull her out She tryna leave this world behind But the ground is cavin' She don't got nobody like you do (Yeah, yeah)
Then she finally falls in love What is love really when you're high on drugs? He taught her how to hold a gun And to keep her hand steady while he bags the money Knock the dirty mattress down Hundred-dollar bills and they roll around Police are kickin' down the door She got tripped up and he takes off runnin'
No, don't got no chance at life Not sure why she is fightin' No, no, parents or no rights So, so, hold back from cryin'
Been fallin' in quicksand all her life Hopin' for a hand to pull her out She tryna leave this world behind But the ground is cavin' She don't got nobody like you do (Yeah, yeah)
Beat down another night in juvie On her own again, sayin', "I wish they'd shoot me" Still got no place to go No white picket fence she can call her home
Been fallin' in quicksand all her life Hopin' for a hand to pull her out She tryna leave this world behind But the ground is cavin' She don't got nobody like you do (Yeah, yeah) She don't got nobody like you do (Yeah, yeah)Teksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.