Poppa Was A Playa Lyrics by NAS

Poppa Was A Playa Lyrics

    To My Nigger who brought me in this world
    Taught us right Nigger

    My old dad imported to the family structure
    Provide her God
    My moms a queen at university civaliza
    My pops maybe was late but always came home
    My moms would put us to bed and she would wait on
    Soon as he walk in the door she barking
    I turned out the Jonny Carson
    Jumped out the bed
    We grabbed both his legs
    Me and my brother
    Not knowing the pain he gave my mother
    Night after night, fighting yelling at each other
    My papa played the street all day
    Mama was either home, at work, while we played inside the hall way
    She sacrifices all she got to feed us
    When she was alone she cried by the phone pepping out the window heeding
    But still I didn't see it
    Mama hid it from us
    We was kids younger
    Till we got bigger, on to
    Bigger things that we knew what the time was
    That daddy was leaving the crib and moms love

    Papa was player, player wasn't papa
    Papa loved the ladies
    Never got enough of
    Pretty brown round
    Running round town (Shhhhh)
    Don't tell your mother what's going down
    [Repeat 2x]

    So many kids I knew, never knew what Pap was
    That's why I show my pop love
    He was still around when I fucked up
    He could have left
    My moms pregnant shock to death but stayed
    Watch me crawl till I took my first step, to the first grade
    To my first fist fight
    Right behind me he would stand
    No matter how big or tall he made me fight you like a man
    Throw dirt in your eye, swing my right scoop your ass and slam
    He watched me so I wouldn't get jumped by shorty's fam
    Roaches and weed all over my crib him and moms relaxing
    Next thing you know he packing
    So then I asked him
    What's this white shit on that plate and your facing?
    Papa why you butt ass from the waist
    And who's this lady I'm facing
    Dark skin you're not my mommy
    He grabbed me up to run some smooth words by me
    Promise things that he would buy me
    If I kept my mouth close and don't tell mommy
    He said one day I'll understand little me
    Was in you to side me

    Papa was player, player wasn't papa
    Papa loved the ladies
    Never got enough of
    Pretty brown round
    Running round town (Shhhhh)
    Don't tell your mother what's going down
    [Repeat 2x]

    Pop's told me hold my own
    Pop's told me value home
    Could I help it papa was a rolling stone
    Who loved the pretty brown round
    Out of town bound
    Jumping in his jazz Benz he touring
    At home I play his latest recordings
    And it's strange now how, I do my thing now
    I'm in the game now
    And heard of it his brain pow
    To pull strings and gain power
    From weed habits are same now
    No white lines to trumpets to tight rhymes
    And beats that be pumping
    Before he left he taught me something
    A child's young years the most important time to be there
    That's why he stayed till we grew up, respect is still here
    I'm older now see what having a father's about
    One day they can be in your life next day they be out
    It's not because of you, you know the deal
    Him and your moms feel
    If they stay together then someone will get killed
    I love you still
    Always will
    Cause that's my nigger
    Although you felt you was wrong
    I still feel you kid
    Life gose on

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