Testify
Common Feat. Darien Brockington Lyrics

She walk into the court her knees buckle
She enters the courtroom, physically trembling with fear

Saying for a man to survive he need hustle
She argues that for a man to survive, hustling is necessary

Seen and been through struggle her whole life
She has lived a life full of hardship and difficulties

Made a transition from being his ho to his wife
She changed her role in their relationship from a sex worker to a wife

Stifling, the night upend the ATF bust in
Suddenly and unexpectedly, the ATF raided their home at night

Her daddy was a hustler so she love them
Her father was a hustler, so she has a soft spot for hustlers

Looked at the jury how can they judge him, she screamed
She protests the jury's verdict and questions how they could judge him

Before you lock my love away, before you lock my love away
She begs to be heard before her love is taken away

Fear in her chest her face in tears, had her mans back he was facing years
She is scared and crying, and has supported her man throughout his trial

In her name though the place was his
She is involved in the crime even though it was committed in his name

They trying to take everything except the kids
They are attempting to seize all their assets except for their children

But years she been through scuffles and fights
She has been through numerous fights and struggles throughout the years

While he trying to hustle that white
While he is attempting to sell cocaine

Up all night wondering if he's alive
She has been up all night, worried about her man's fate

Seeing him tried she bubbled inside and screamed
She becomes emotionally overwhelmed and screams

The judge yelled for order court reporter makin' her words shorter
The judge demands order and the court reporter rushes to keep up

His lawyer sat next to him, she could see how the trial was affecting him
She notices how the trial is affecting her man's defense attorney

It hurt for her eyes to connect with him, using her lies for protecting him
She avoids eye contact with him as she lies to protect him

They arrested him for murder, and gun possession
He was arrested for murder and possessing a firearm

As they read back her confession she screamed
As her confession is read back, she screams in despair

The court awaited as the foreman got the verdict from the bailiff
The court waits as the foreman receives the verdict from the bailiff

Emotional outbursts tears and smeared makeup
People in the courtroom cry and their makeup smears as the verdict is announced

He stated, he was guilty on all charges
The verdict is that he is guilty on all charges

She's shaking looking like she took it the hardest
She is shaking and appears to be the most affected by the verdict

A spin artist, she brought her face up laughing
She tries to spin the situation and laughs nervously

That's when the prosecutor realized what happened
The prosecutor understands what she did

All that speaking her mind testifying and crying
She spoke her mind, testified and cried throughout the trial

When this bitch did the crime
She actually committed the crime

The queenpin
She is the leader of the operation

You accuse me of a, you accuse me of a, you accuse
She is accused of a crime

Please let me testify, you accuse me of a
She pleads for a chance to explain herself and testify