Get this way of living, who am I to tell him that what he's doing just ain't rightStanding on the corner, hustling all day, gambling under the streetlightsEven though he's thugging, I love him, and I want him in my lifeNo matter what people say, I'm gonna love him anywayCause he does a lot for me, and that is why I'm gonna beA lover, a friend, a soldier to the endAnd that's how it's gonna beMother and my fatherMother and my fatherThey don't understand me, they think I'm a mess of my lifeBut I don't agree, they need to mind their businessCause it's my lifeAnd even though he's thugging, I love himAnd I want him in my lifeNo matter what people say, I'm gonna love him anywayCause he does a lot for me, and I want him in my lifeCause he does a lot for me, and that is why I'm gonna beA lover, a friend, a soldier to the endAnd that's how it's gonna beSo what you saying, I can't love himCause he's a hustler, I don't care *I know you're waiting, sitting around hopingThat father will come and take you awayWell even if they doI'll remain true to loveI'll winAt the endSaid I'll be a lover, a friend, a soldierA soldierTo the endAnd that's how it's gonna beYeahNo matter what people say, I'm gonna love him anywayCause he does a lot for me, and that is why I'm gonna beA lover, a friend, a soldier to the endAnd that's how it's gonna beYeahNo matter what people say, I'm gonna love him anywayCause he does a lot for me, and that is why I'm gonna beA lover, a friend, a soldier to the endAnd that's how it's gonna beAnd that's how it's gonna be