Peaches
OutKast; Scar; Sleepy Brown Lyrics

Stages in life, no one said that it was right
Life has its own stages, and no one can guarantee their rightness.

But I've got to hustle for the kids
I have to work hard to provide for my children.

God only knows what I've gone and been
Only God knows what I have been through.

'Til we reach the end
Until the end comes.

Just stay strong and be a friend
Keep your strength and be a true friend.

I cram to understand why a woman and a man
I try my best to understand why two people enter into a marriage.

Make a plan to enter matrimony, then he takes her hand
They plan to get married and he takes her hand in marriage.

Put that ring on her finger, couple of kids, the minivans
They marry, start a family with a couple of kids and own a minivan.

Standin' in the stands, like a fan, watch her little man
They stand like fans to watch their little son play ball.

Run ball, and everytime you see the family they look happy
The family always looks happy when they see their son play ball.

Got her mama and her daddy and I think they got a lil' dog
The family has the mother, father and a little dog.

But daddy had a cat on the side
The father had another woman in his life.

He would hide her from his ride, decide not to divide
He hid her from his car to avoid getting caught and decided not to leave his wife.

Kept the yam and the pie the spouse in the house
He kept both his mistress and his wife, leaving the housewife clueless.

Boy, it's cheaper to keep her, you fuck around and take a loss
Staying with his wife is cheaper than leaving her for another woman.

Come up short like Short Dog, cuss words flow like
Feeling low like Short Dog, swearing comes out easily.

(Motherfuckaer shit gotdamn asshole)
Swearing a lot.

Took my shit (beitch) fuck!
Angry about losing something.

It was the night that they did dipped and all throughout the palace
It was the night they separated and everywhere in the house reminded him of her.

That didn't do us part, heartbroken, no more marriage (beitch)
They are no longer together and he is heartbroken, and the marriage is done forever.

When it happens you'll be slappin yourself rememberin'
When it happens, you'll remember this moment.

You coulda remained boyfriend and girlfriend
They could have stayed together as boyfriend and girlfriend instead of getting married.

Now you sittin' in the courthouse plaintiff and defendant
They are in court fighting against each other.

Pleadin' to the judge you was in it to win it
Pleading to the judge about being serious and committed to the relationship.

In the beginnin' was splendid, see she was grinnin' and spendin'
In the beginning, their relationship was great and she was happy and spending money.

All of her time wit the kids an' in the kitchen she'd cook
She spent all of her time with the kids and cooking in the kitchen.

She was fierce on the stove, it was always great
She was good at cooking, and it always tasted great.

Covered plates in the microwave when I came home late
She would microwave leftovers so he could eat when he got home late.

But now we just debate like some candidates, damn I hate
They argue like politicians, and he hates it.

Friction, wishin' I had paperwork on the misses but I didn't
They have issues, and he wishes he had proof of her wrongdoing, but he doesn't.

Damn, fuckin' around
Fooling around and not taking things seriously.

Girl you have to remember
You need to remember.

I gotta provide for the family and future
I have to work hard to provide for our family and future.

So please stay down and please stay around 'cause you know
Please stick with me because you know how important it is for our family.

That I'm tryna change but it's hard 'cause I've been this way
I'm trying to change, but it's tough since I've always been this way.

(Man you already knew that shit)
(You already knew that.)