Get this way of living, who am I to tell him that what he's doing just ain't right
Standing on the corner, hustling all day, gambling under the streetlights
Even though he's thugging, I love him, and I want him in my life
No matter what people say, I'm gonna love him anyway
Cause he does a lot for me, and that is why I'm gonna be
A lover, a friend, a soldier to the end
And that's how it's gonna be
Mother and my father
Mother and my father

They don't understand me, they think I'm a mess of my life
But I don't agree, they need to mind their business
Cause it's my life
And even though he's thugging, I love him
And I want him in my life
No matter what people say, I'm gonna love him anyway
Cause he does a lot for me, and I want him in my life
Cause he does a lot for me, and that is why I'm gonna be
A lover, a friend, a soldier to the end
And that's how it's gonna be
So what you saying, I can't love him
Cause he's a hustler, I don't care *
I know you're waiting, sitting around hoping
That father will come and take you away
Well even if they do
I'll remain true to love
I'll win
At the end
Said I'll be a lover, a friend, a soldier
A soldier
To the end
And that's how it's gonna be
Yeah
No matter what people say, I'm gonna love him anyway
Cause he does a lot for me, and that is why I'm gonna be
A lover, a friend, a soldier to the end
And that's how it's gonna be
Yeah
No matter what people say, I'm gonna love him anyway
Cause he does a lot for me, and that is why I'm gonna be
A lover, a friend, a soldier to the end
And that's how it's gonna be
And that's how it's gonna be