JAY-Z, Beanie Sigel - Where Have You Been lyrics

Damn, how I'ma say this shit? Ay, ay, Dad
Yeah, it's your boy you don't remember me?
I wanna talk to you, scrap

I remember being kicked out the house
'cause I looked just like you
Said I'd be nothing but a crook just like you
Even niggas in the hood was shook
Or they just liked you
'Cause all they said was
"Little Whitey, look, i'm just like you"
But dawg, I can't see it at all, shit
We never kicked it at all
We never pitched or kicked at a ball
Dawg, you never taught me shit
How to fight, ride a bike, fixed a flat
None of that sorts of shit
Nigga you was an abusive pops, fuck
You left me out to dry, stuck
Gotta teach News to box
Gotta teach News to block


And that ain't the half of it man
I gotta teach News the block
It's about time we have a father to son
(Nigga sit down) sit down let me tell you
'bout your fatherless sons
How they grew to be men and father they sons
Father they daughters nigga
You left a fatherless daughter
I never follow your orders
Nigga you make me sick, pussy, you could ooh
How you gon' leave these memories in
The back of my mind?
I can see it clear as day
You smacking my mom
I 'member that day you showed me that gat
That 9 put it in my palm when I was
Young and said that would be mine
You turned me out
The reason why I hit the block
Reason why I tried to hit them cops
Reason why I started hitting shots
Reason why I started getting licked and
Drinking syrup and skipping court
Gingerbread Man never think of getting caught
Look at your hands, man damn you fought
Nigga you left my mom
Left us with no good-byes
You left us out to dry
You left us with no letters, notes
No replies (Nothing)
No digit's, numbers was unlisted
You left us with some of my loneliest nights
Nigga, some of my hungriest nights
Shit, one of the reasons for years
(Shit embarrassing)
Damn, we used to think money was white
Yeah you gave us life, like
Fruit from a plant
We ain't eat right from them
Foods from them stamps
And to think, you was my
Pop, man, I gotta stop, shit

Daddy, where have you been?
And when you come home
You got us here all alone
Mommy, where daddy went?
You always take up for him
Always said you'd make up for him
Mommy, what happened then?
Who was you cheating on him? Why
He's always beating on you?
Daddy, where have you been?
Nigga, you gon' hear me out

I wanted to walk just like you (Remember?)
Wanted to talk just like you (Word?)
Often momma said I look too much
And I thought just like you
(And I'd get happy)
Wanted to drink Miller nips and
Smoke Newports just like you
But you left me
Now I'm going to court just like you
I would say
"My daddy loves me and he'll never go away"
Bullshit, do you even remember
December's my birthday?
Do you even remember the tender boy
You turned into a cold young man
With one goal and one plan?
Get mommy out of some jam
She was always in one
Always short with the income
Always late with the rent
You said you was coming through
I would stay in the hallway
Always playing the bench
(Waiting) and that day came and went
Fuck you very much
You showed me the worst kind of pain
But I'm stronger and trust me
I will never hurt again
Would never ask mommy
"Why daddy don't love me?
Why is we so poor? Why is life so ugly?
Mommy, why is your eyes puffy?
Please don't cry, everything'll be alright
I know it's dark now
But we gon' see the light
It's us against the world, we don't need him
Right?" (Right)
Mommy driving 6's now
(yeah) , I got riches now (yeah)
I bought a nice home for
Both of my sisters now
We doing real good, we don't miss you now
See how life twists around, fucker?

Daddy, where have you been?
And when you come home
You got us here all alone
Mommy, where daddy went?
You always take up for him
Always said you'd make up for him
Mommy, what happened then?
Who was you cheating on him? Why
He's always beating on you?
Daddy, where have you been?
Nigga, you gon' hear me out