I used 2 b the 1 that would mack 2 u
  Get the number. Hit it & run.
  My job was done.

  I was young n the mind
  On the telephone party line
  My name was 1NDER
  Had the ladies wondering
  'Damn! He is smooth. I didn't even c that coming. But I like it.
  When is he coming back?'
  Neva mind, baby, u just got heart jacked.

  I used 2 b 1 of 3
  That would compete
  2 c, who could get the most digits
  3 knuckle head guys, didn't have much 2 offer
  Hell, catching the bus just like the girls were

  I used 2 think, or I didn't think at all
  Zip, snap, & fall
  U handle the money, I'll handle the draws
  I had cousins n LA, sisters n the valley
  It didn't matter 2 me. Yeah, I was a d-o-g
  That's who I used 2 b

  No1 else's opinion mattered
  Everybody was wrong & I was always right
  That was me, n another life

  4 a long while I kept my heart under lock & key
  Then I met a young lady, & slowly but surely
  I became a man as opposed 2 the boy that I used 2 b
  I'm not happy of that boy, no way
  But I'm very proud of the man that stands b4 u 2day

  It took a lot of soul searching, acceptance, & understanding
  And I'm still learning
  So, sincerely, all apologies
  And finally, a little bit more
  I understand what it means 2 b a man

©2003 D. L. DAVIS 
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