backbone

Lyrics

, umm, oh, yeah, well, well, well, well, well, well, well, well, umm, oh baby, listen to me, just got laid off from work today, i can't go home, what am i gonna say, guess i'll go to the local bar, toss up a few to the bartender what i'm goin' through, he say if you got a good woman, she gon' catch you when you fall, so instead of givin' me an earfull, here's a quarter, you need to call her, so here i am, baby, if tonight i cry, i need you to be strong, will you be my shoulder, girl you are my backbone, my backbone, and i'm falling apart, my little boy's birthday is coming, yeah, and he want that playstation ii, yes he do, what am i gonna tell him, gotta save cuz the rent is due, the rent is due, you say you get another job, yes you do girl, but i won't put you through that, just hold me close tonight, say everyting'll be alright, i jsut need to know, i need to know you got my back, so, girl i know this is really messed up, i think the lord is tryna test us, yes he is, but i have never meant so much to me, like any real man, i want my family, to have everything and anything, but i'm struggling to get on my feet, i don't wanna cry, so i need you to be strong, for the kids and the family, can't let 'em see us down, cuz yo know they gon' kick ya, when you're down and out, see nobody wants ya, nobody even cares,