Teens/Kids

You Fooled Me Good

You Fooled me good and played your tricks,
But don't give up too fast, cause you ain't that slick.
You can fool me once, but sweetie not twice.
Cause @ the end someone has to pay to price.

Mark this one down in your book of jokes,
Yes I got shocked, but I ain't gonna choke.
Cause what goes around come around, and you got your turn,
now it's time for revenge and you got to learn.

That you can't try to sugar coat things down,
The truth can be lost, but then can be found.
So do your thing, and play your tricks,
You not floating on a cloud, but just hitting bricks.

Roller Coaster Rides

Roller coaster rides go up and down,
And sometimes they make you sick.
You get so dizzy and so weary,
You change your mind and quit.

You think you can manage, and duke the ride,
And plan it all by force.
And you seem to forget, that it’s God’s work,
And it is not your choice.

You cry, and cry, sing lullaby’s that ride will soon be gone,
And that the ride’s trouble will be caught by the wind and then be blowing along.

But don’t fight,
You’ll be alright.
You can manage it through the night,
God has everything planned and right.
Now you know hoe I feel about life.

He Say, She Say (Drama Pt.1)

He said you ugly,
She said you fat.
He said you think you all of that.
She said you stank,
He said you po,
I’m not that, that’s all I know.

People can gossip, and people can talk.
People can trip me up when I walk.
But nothing can compare to what I think about myself,
And how I can be nobody else.

It happens to me, it happens to you,
Let people talk, and do what you do.
Cuz people like that always judge somebody else,
Instead of looking @ themselves.

Wearing my Blindfold

I was wearing my blindfold pretty tight,
To not see that you were not doing right.
I must have been blind, or couldn’t see,
That you were not a match for me.

Your love was bitter and really sour,
And yet I believed you more every passed hour.
Could I have been stupid, dumb or slow?
To follow up you and sink this low.

But my eyes were opened to a clear light,
And believe me it was pretty bright.
But I’m glad I finally found my eyes,
Than hurting myself by revealing your prize.

Been There Done That

Boy, please go and sit down somewhere,
Just cuz you lied and cheated, I really don’t care.
A lady like me is stronger than that,
Cuz I can face the truth and handle the facts.

I’ve been there, done that, along time ago,
And brother I’m not hurt just to let you know.
I ain’t the type of lady that’ll get on her knee.
For your love, and support, and begs and pleas.

You better find yourself another chick.
That’ll put up with your lies cuz boy you sick.
Cuz I been there, done that, and now it time to go.
And sweetie I’m happy just to let you know.

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