Monie Love - Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. (Build Relationships where Education and Enlightenment Dominate) lyrics

I'm a mother that gave birth young, so what about it Does it mean right away that I'm wrong All in due time, well my time is right now So don't ask me who, where, what when or how I know I got me and a good partner beside me One that will never try to desert of defy me So who are you to tell me how to run my family I can plan it by myself, I need nobody planning me 'Cause yeah I might be young, but my stability's correct Everything about my little one I must protect What she sees, what she hears, and everything surrounding A decent state of mind is what my daughter will be found in Born 2 B.R.E.E.D Young mother be thankful, be strong The fact that you're young, it ain't wrong A mother I will try to be Tha fact is, I was born 2 B.R.E.E.D So tell me what do the kids learn at school How to pack a pistol, how to play a cla** fool Then they blame the parents when the kid plays hooky Subject to getting shot is something that I wouldn't wanna be Maybe it is safer to stay within your home Protecting yourself from getting a bullet within your dome It's something to think about, the word safe I often wonder if there exists such a place Whether on a bus, a train, or plain walkin' You're subject to the devious ones that might be hawkin' I'll teach my child to respect every day as a blessing And follow the path of her future lesson by lesson Born 2 B.R.E.E.D Young mother be thankful, be strong The fact that you're young, it ain't wrong A mother I will try to be Tha fact is, I was born 2 B.R.E.E.D So ask me again if I need ghetto a**istance There's food on my table and my baby's not wearing piss pants I could teach my child more at home that you could ever Corrupt the youthful mind I produce, that will be never This one will learn from me, the other babies too 'Cause what you teach is censorship, I wanna teach what's true So bother me not with our by the book method If I was already deaf I would be getting deafer I know exactly what I'm doing, in it I believe My life is in my offspring 'Cause I was born 2 B.R.E.E.D Born 2 B.R.E.E.D Young mother be thankful, be strong The fact that you're young, it ain't wrong A mother I will try to be Tha fact is, I was born 2 B.R.E.E.D