Wyclef Jean Feat. Mary J. Blige What About The Baby lyrics

I wanna apologize for makin' you wait so long for the sequel
Wyclef, Mary J., this one called 'What About The Baby'
You ever been like

Let me talk to my daughter
Daughter, this is your poppa
I know it's been a while
We haven't talked

But daddy, you've been gone
And me and momma been all alone
It's been a struggle and you weren't there for us
He say

Okay, when I called you
She wouldn't put you on the phone
She called the police, restrainin' order
50 feet from my home

I tried, I ain't lyin'
It's so sad that the heavens are cryin'
Once a boy and twice a man
I'm just tryin' to do the best I can
Give me a chance, girl

A grown man ain't supposed to cry
So why does water fill my eyes when I hear your voice?
Everythin' gon' be alright
Baby girl I'm by your side, dry your eyes

Let's talk this over
Now see I heard everythin' that you told her
But it's gon' take more than words
For you to be a father

Responsibilities of a man
Like stayin' faithful just for the fam'
What if she knew that you chose
Another over her mother?

So you called her

And I wouldn't put her on the phone
I called the police, yes, restrainin' order
50 feet from my home

I tried, I ain't lyin'
It's so sad that the heavens are cryin'
Once a girl, twice of a man
And I'ma try to do the best I can
I can't give you a chance, no

A woman ain't supposed to cry
So why don't you just wipe your eyes, dry your eyes
You've learned a house is not a home
Now that you're livin' all alone and your family's gone

You're my joy, happiness that you bring
Turn the fall back to spring girl, you're my bling
You a hip hop song I heard for the first time, time
Studied all the words to the rhyme

You're my life, without you there's no sun, there's no moon
There's no stars shinin' in the night

But if I give you a chance
Would you show me you care?
Be a man, no matter what the circumstance

A grown man ain't supposed to cry
So why does water fill my eyes when I hear your voice?
You've learned a house is not a home
When you're livin' all alone, so come back home

A grown man ain't supposed to cry
So why does water fill my eyes when I hear your voice?
Everythin' gon' be alright
Baby girl I'm by your side, I apologize, I cry, I cry, I cry
What about the baby, what about the baby