BABY GIRL INTERLUDE / INTRO(FEAT. MARY J.BLIGE)

Hey yo Mary, I need you to vibe with me on this one As I grab my pad and pen and begin to talk from within Oh God, my eyes water like a preacher from sins I'm only human but The world has put me on a platform since the day I was born To only wait for my downfall But like a brickwall, I'm too hard break Okay, I do make mistakes But I'm the realest from the fake Thats why I'm the hardest to hate Aaliyah, Baby Girl I've learned to loved those while they're still awake (sleep, sleep) And prepare a place for those who are good in the projects and hood Give to the misunderstood I know Lisa, Pac, and Biggie, and Jay, and Pun are still number one There will be more of us to come I am a leader, teacher, guider, like a single parent Provider Putting back those hip-hop dividers Like a priest with a back slider, I sin but I win And anyone we've lost in life from nine-eleven, we'll be sure to see again What you hear is not a test I'm rocking to the best And me, my crew and my friends We gon' try to move your feet See I am Mary Blige and I'd like to say hello To the Black, and the White, the Red, and the Brown, the Purple and Yellow But first you gotta...