Do What You Gotta Do-Nik West

[00:15.92]She was a - little girl [00:18.28]Living in a bad dream [00:19.92]She's going through hell in her water [00:22.26]She's only thirteen [00:23.93]Said her mama's a drugged [00:26.29]And her papa is gone [00:28.19]So it's not her fault [00:29.78]No one to love her [00:31.28]She's all alone [00:32.61]She sits on a corner - [00:34.51]During school hours [00:36.12]Tryna sell out her body [00:38.19]Just twenty bucks for an hour [00:40.06]Can't tell her what to do [00:42.12]Gotta whole lot of attitude [00:44.46]An angel came down to her and said: [00:47.02]"Girl can I talk to you?" [00:49.09]Little girl you can change these things [00:52.00]You are a DIVA in your own right [00:54.43]Yes you are a QUEEN [00:56.20]There may be no bad things about you [00:58.37]But you're only thirteen [01:00.04]You got your whole life ahead of you [01:02.36]Get up fulfil your destiny [01:04.19]Little girl [01:05.26]Little girl hold your head up high [01:08.14]Even though you get discouraged [01:09.97]Girl you still gotta try [01:11.94]Not for your mama, your daddy [01:14.44]But only for you, GIRL [01:16.35]All I'm tryna tell you is [01:18.84]Do what you gotta do [01:28.94]Change your mind [01:30.42]There (girl) ain't no time to waste [01:32.95]You gotta do it now or else [01:34.91]You will find yourself [01:37.03]Right here on the street losing your mind [01:40.09]To the way of the world - MY GIRL [01:42.98]Let's leave this all behind [01:44.55]We all go through problems [01:46.37]Some worse than yours [01:48.06]I suggest you count your blessings [01:50.14]Or there may be no more [01:51.81]Said your future is so bright [01:54.11]All you gotta do is get it right in your mind [01:57.14]Then you'll find - A WAY [01:58.87]I'll tell you one more time [02:01.09]Little girl you can change these things [02:03.93]You are a DIVA in your own right [02:06.28]Yes you are a QUEEN [02:08.07]There may be no bad things about you [02:10.13]But you're only thirteen [02:11.89]You got your whole life ahead of you [02:14.22]Get up fulfil your destiny [02:15.94]Oh little girl [02:17.03]Little girl hold your head up high [02:19.74]Even though you get discouraged [02:22.02]Girl you still gotta try [02:23.79]Not for your mama, your daddy [02:26.56]But only for you, GIRL [02:28.43]All I'm tryna tell you is [02:30.97]Do what you gotta do [02:39.57]I know [02:42.36]Some people have done you some wrong [02:46.17]And I know that you spent your life on your own [02:52.21]Let me tell you that todays a day to find another way [02:57.31](There's a way out, you don't have to fight another day) [03:03.90]Just forget about your present day [03:06.66](Let's fly away) [03:08.35]That today can be a yesterday [03:14.29]Little girl you can change these things [03:15.88]You are a DIVA in your own right [03:18.25]Yes you are a QUEEN [03:19.94]There may be no bad things about you [03:22.07]But you're only thirteen [03:23.86]You got your whole life ahead of you [03:26.13]Get up fulfil your destiny [03:29.08]Little girl hold your head up high [03:31.83]Even though you get discouraged [03:34.11]Girl you still gotta try [03:35.92]Not for your mama, your daddy [03:38.42]But only for you, GIRL [03:40.37]All I'm tryna tell you is [03:42.82]Do what you gotta do [03:45.31](Do what you gotta do, I said do what you gotta do) [04:01.06]Little girl hold your head up high [04:04.09]Even though you get discouraged [04:06.32]Girl you still gotta try [04:07.89]Not for your mama, your daddy [04:10.28]But only for you, GIRL [04:12.33]All I'm tryna tell you is [04:15.03]DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO