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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Gemini
Gemini
Vocals
Lupe Fiasco
Lupe Fiasco
Vocals
Sarah Green
Sarah Green
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Burt Bacharach
Burt Bacharach
Songwriter
Hal David
Hal David
Songwriter
Rudolph Lopez
Rudolph Lopez
Songwriter
Wasalu Jaco
Wasalu Jaco
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Soundtrakk
Soundtrakk
Producer
Craig Bauer
Craig Bauer
Mixing Engineer
Greg Magers
Greg Magers
Recording Engineer
Chris Gehringer
Chris Gehringer
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I can't, I won't, I can't
I won't let you leave
I don't know what you want
You want, want from me
[Verse 2]
She said to him, I want you to be a father
He's your little boy, and you don't even bother
Like brother without the R, and he's starting to harbor
Cool on food for thought, but for you he's a starver
[Verse 3]
Starting to use red markers on his work
His teacher said they know he's much smarter, but he's hurt
Used to hand his homework in first
Like he was the classroom starter
[Verse 4]
Burst to tears, let 'em know she see us
Now he's fighting in class
Got a note last week that say he might not pass
Asked me if his daddy was sick of us
'Cause you ain't never pick him up
[Verse 5]
You see what his problem is
He don't know where his papa is
No positive male role model
To play football or build railroad models
[Verse 6]
He's making a hole, you've been digging it
'Cause you ain't been kicking it
Since he was old enough to hold bottles
Wasn't supposed to get introduced to that
He don't deserve to get used to that
[Verse 7]
Now I ain't asking you for money
Or to come back to me
Some days it ain't sunny, but it ain't so hard
Just breaks my heart when I try to provide
And he say, mommy, that ain't your job
[Verse 8]
To be a man, I try to make him understand
That I'm his number one fan
But it's like you booing from the stands
You know the world is out to get him
So why don't you give him a chance?
[Verse 9]
It's like, I can't, I won't, I can't
I won't let you leave
Now, now, I don't know what you want
You want, want from me
[Verse 10]
So he said to him, I want you to be a father
I'm your little boy, and you don't even bother
Like brother without the R and I'm starting to harbor
Cool on food for thought, but for you I'm a starver
[Verse 11]
Starting to use red markers on my work
My teacher say they know I'm much smarter, but I'm hurt
I used to hand my homework in first
Like I was the classroom starter
[Verse 12]
Burst to tears, let 'em know he see us
Now I'm fighting in class
Got a note last week that say I might not pass
Kids ask me if my daddy is sick of us
'Cause you ain't never pick me up
[Verse 13]
You see what my problem is
That I don't know where my papa is
No positive male role model
To play football or build railroad models
[Verse 14]
It's making a hole, and you've been digging it
'Cause you ain't been kicking it
Since I was old enough to hold bottles
Wasn't supposed to get introduced to that
I don't deserve to get used to that
[Verse 15]
Now, I ain't asking you for money
Or to come back to me
Some days it ain't sunny, but it ain't so hard
Just breaks my heart when my mama try to provide
And I tell her, that ain't your job
[Verse 16]
To be a man, she try to make me understand
That she my number one fan
But it's like you booing from the stands
You know the world is out to get me
Why don't you give me a chance?
[Verse 17]
It's like, I can't, I won't, I can't
I won't let you leave
Now, now, I don't know what you want
You want, want from me (What you want from me, oh)
[Verse 18]
I can't, I won't, I can't
I won't let you leave
I don't know what you want
You want, want from me
I can't, I won't, I can't
I won't, what you want from me, oh
What you want from me, oh
Written by: Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Lupe Fiasco, Soundtrakk
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