[Chorus] 2X
   Don't hate me shawty
   But even if you hate me shawty
   I still love you
   And now I only wish that you could
   See that my intentions were good
   I still love you
  
   [Verse 1]
   Forgave me once, forgave me twice, forgave me three times
   I stayed lyin', you stayed down in the meantime
   Had my son and turned around and had another one
   I broke yo heart when I told you bout the other one
   I stay in trouble ha? Ain't got too much to loose
   Knew I could loose it all but never thought of losin' you
   Eleven years ago I still regret me choosin' you
   Meetin' you, pursuin' you and doin' you in '92
   You fixed plates, showed yo face at every courtdate
   And all you wanted me to do was call when I was out late
   How could I let you go? I thought I knew it all
   When you deserved the best and more, you been through it all
   So you think I sold yo dreams, but what I say I mean
   Just take it to consideration, I was 17
   I'm still the same man, just had a change of plan
   Never ask you back and fuck a wedding band
   But I still love you
  
   Repeat Chorus 1 w/ ad libs
  
   [Verse 2]
   Went from resentin' you, hatin' you, now I'm missin' you
   On the realest shit I ever dropped, dissin' pops
   I never even thought, to ask my mom what happened
   Just knew that you was livin' in Manhattan and I was trappin'
   We never had a chance, we was in different states
   But I'll forgive it, you was human and we make mistakes
   You tried to make it up, but shit, you couldn't pay enough
   You sent me ??? and toys and clothes thinkin' you gave enough
   But it wasn't though, and you wasn't there
   That's all I knew, so I grew up thinkin' you ain't care
   I know it wasn't fair, but ay, it wasn't fun
   But now what's done is done, no matter wha, I'm still yo son
   I could care less if none of yo other children come
   I'ma be right there prayin' you live to be a million one
   Finally I understand, hustlin', livin' fast
   Tryin' to get the cash and settle down and be a dad
   You probably never knew, cuz hey, I never said it
   But pops, I'm just like you, I'm stubborn and I'm hardheaded
   But now you dead in the ground, no meanin' tellin' you now
   But all I wanted was for you to be proud
   I still love you
  
   [Chorus]
   Don't hate me shawty
   If I ain't told you lately shawty
   I still love you
   Now I only wish that I could
   See that yo intentions were good
   I still love you
   Don't hate me shawty
   Please don't hate me shawty
   Ay, I still love you
   And now I only wish that I could
   See that yo intentions were good
  
  
   [Verse 3]
   How could I criticize my daddy on that last verse
   Lookin' at my own dirt, you got some nerve
   But be that as it may, I got some shit to say
   It's been a secret, I can't keep it for another day
   I got a lil' girl, not just two lil' boys
   And that's been killin' me inside, eatin' me alive
   And I can't find the words, nor the nouns or verbs
   To express whachu deserve, girl you worth the world
   But I'm a man and I ain't perfect, if you hear me now
   I'll tell you wha had happened, when, why, when, how
   Me and yo mama met, we kinda kicked it off
   But we wasn't 'posed to have a baby, we just chillin' out
   We had a ???, almost the same size
   Same goals, said thangs at the same time
   But then we destroyed the situation like the a changed mind
   How could I look her in her eyes and ???
   Her stomach gettin' bigger, and time is gettin' close
   Six, seven, eight, nine months and I ain't told mah folks
   Not just messiah mama, hell, I had told yo granny
   Three kids in two years, baby, daddy had it
   But I ain't ashamed of you, I'm more ashamed of me
   It's not at all yo fault, you'd be better off blamin' me
   But now I realize, where the problem lies
   Forgive me babygirl, I apologize
   And I still love you
  
   [Chorus] 2X
   Don't hate me shawty
   Please don't hate me shawty
   Cuz I still love you
   Now I only wish that you could
   See that my intentions were good