One Time
One Time Lyrics

Well, have you heard about the one time weekend?
Have you heard about the story of a weekend that changed someone's life?

Inner-city girl just drowning in the deep end
A girl from an urban area who is struggling with a difficult situation

Couldn't see the light, now she's tryna to make it right
She couldn't find a way out, but now she's trying to make things better

But the days not over 'till the sun falls down
The day isn't over until it's completely finished

Oh oh oh
Vocalization

You don't have to go but you can't stay home now
You can't just stay home and do nothing

Oh oh oh yeah
Vocalization

If you wanna play the game then you got to know how
If you want to succeed, you need to know how to do it

Oh she's a rebel, but her father is the devil
She may be rebellious, but her father is a dangerous person

So she knows to be careful when he comes home late
She knows to be cautious when her dangerous father comes home late

Crying in the dark she's exposed to his remark
She feels helpless and exposed to the words of her father while crying in the darkness

Theres a swift hand cutting through the cold night air
Violence may occur when her father reaches her in the dark

Why just the other day they were claiming MIA
Recently the girl was considered missing in action

But a copper caught the daughter, and she came home quick
Eventually, the police found her and brought her back home

Now she's locked in her room, starving in her tomb
Now she's trapped in her room, feeling isolated and alone

And when the nightfall comes she's got one last trick
When darkness falls, she has one last plan to escape

Well, have you heard about the one time weekend?
Have you heard about the life-changing weekend story?

Proud family mother, she made it in the free land
A mother who found success and freedom for her family in a new place

Put up your fists and fight, she'd say to them at night
She encouraged her family to be strong and fight for their lives

And the days not over 'till the sun falls down
The day doesn't end until it's absolutely over

There's a world out there
There is a world beyond our struggles

Full of life and love and care
A world filled with happiness and compassion

Can you break the endless cycle?
Can you escape this repetitive and unending situation?

Or do you catch the downward spiral?
Or will you succumb to the negative and worsening situation?

And when you do is it for good?
If you do change your situation, will it be permanent?

Or will you curse this brotherhood
Or will you resent the bond you have with those who share your struggles?

But you shouldn't even run
But running away is not a solution

Cause daddy's got a gun
Because her father has a gun and running away could lead to violence