can't have both

mama told me take things slow

i don't got nowhere to go

father leavin' message on the phone

tellin' me to leave these drugs alone

say

tell me where i gotta be

head is hurtin' and i'm losin' out on sleep

yeah

and they keep talkin' death upon my name

'fore i go

i hope i make some change

you can't have it both ways

yeah

you threw the love away

it's gon' hurt for me to leave

but it'll hurt for me to stay

so

you can't have it both ways

yeah

you threw the love away

it's gon' hurt for me to leave

but it'll hurt for me to stay

so

this a message for my son

when it come to love

you been the only one

i think i'm through with the music

i think i'm done

and i truly hope you proud what i become

and if i ever gotta go away

i promise you

i wish that i could stay

the feds tryna build a case

but we gon' make this money either way

you can't have it both ways

yeah

you threw the love away

it's gon' hurt for me to leave

but it'll hurt for me to stay

so

you can't have it both ways

yeah

you threw the love away

it's gon' hurt for me to leave

but it'll hurt for me to stay

so