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sweet sista brown, the perfect essence of an ebony queen

big brown eyes and pig-tails livin' ghetto dreams

used to skip to school every mornin' happy as a lark

the drama starts when the world tore her parents apart

no love from the next man and momma too stressed

daddy cries, but its hard to deal with the pain in his chest

sweet sista brown don't succumb to the evil and sin

keep your faith in God, not in the lies of men



i used to watch her from the front porch, hopin' she'd shine



linger on my own broken life and another bottle of wine



watched momma kiss daddy before he'd take her to school



bucket smokin' and knockin', but that was ghetto cool



she did her books and came running on report card day



"we're so proud of you baby", is what her parents would say



all smiles and hugs, the sun shines in the ghetto today



i watched from across the street, but was happy anyway



sometimes they'd comeover an ask if i would watch the house



might as well i'm just sittin here smokin the hell out



they'd all leave gigglin'and laughin' in their tore up ride



sweet sista brown on the back seat with sparklin' eyes



bouncin' and laughin' as they roll up the block



no need to worry 'bout the crib i got tha hood on lock



when he returned i'd let him know that nothin'was harmed



throw me a duece and take it in, his little girl in his arms



i even remember bein invited for thanksgivin dinner



tryin to keep my dumb ass off the corner in middle of winter



they really touched my soul, so much love in that place



they brought out tons of food and sweet sista brown said grace



"lord i thank you for my mother, my father and his friend"



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a tear ran down my face and my heart nearly caved in



got to the crib and laid down so happy for sweet sista brown



that i even prayed that night, to keep one from the hounds



next mornin' she's off to school again skippin up the street



but this time she stopped, turned around and smiled at me



(sweet sista brown)





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fast forward to junior high and watch how shit goes wrong



she no longer skips to school, now she's got a man of her own



her grades have dropped but they say her body's the bomb



mom's rolling with a baller and daddy's long gone



she got tired of ridin' in a bucket said fuck it and dashed



got a rich man and stuck it to the one that loved her ass



this cat's after her daughter, she aint flesh of his flesh



he's only there when she is so she stays out and stays stressed



her mom can't understand why she can't keep her man at home



so she stays up late at night and gets drunk all alone



daddy's trying to start from scratch, his life's torn apart



she took the only thing he loved and there's a hole in his heart



sweet sista brown starts car hoppin' boppin' every man she meets



her mother gets jealous cause she can't please her man in da sheets



the arguments get heavy til mom and daughter don't speak.



the last straw, call the law, sweet sista brown's out on da street



she calls her daddy up, last resort, nothing else to lose



he says i'll be there in a jiffy just let me slide on some shoes



he gets to the bus station and sees the flashin' lights



thought never crossed his mind he only wanted to hold her tight



the bloody scene that he witnessed must have singed his soul



how could his precious babygirl die at fifteen years old



his only regret was that he never said goodbye to his folks



drove to her mother's house, got out, went in and smoke 'em both.



(sweet sista brown)



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