Where Have You Been (Album Version|Edited) - Jay-Z/Beanie Sigel

Lyrics by：JAY-Z/Shawn Carter/Edwin Delahoz/R. Garcia Perez Botja/Dwight Grant/Edwin Delaltoz/Rafael Garcia Perez Botija

Composed by：JAY-Z/Shawn Carter/Edwin Delahoz/R. Garcia Perez Botja/Dwight Grant/Edwin Delaltoz/Rafael Garcia Perez Botija

Produced by：T. T.

Damn how I'ma say this ****

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

We never kicked it at all we never

Pitched or kicked at a ball

Dawg you never taught me

How to fight ride a bike fixed a flat

None of that sorts of ****

Nigga you was an abusive pops

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 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

You make me sick 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

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 d**n 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 digits numbers was unlisted

You left us with some of my loneliest nights

Some of my hungriest nights

One of the reasons for years

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

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

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

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

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

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