She was doing the do At first, nobody knew She did what she had to do to keep him in her life If she had to, she'd stab YOU with a knife She did what she could Cause if she couldn't have him, nobody would Good, evil or bad He's all she had She had to keep him Nine months later & here comes a new life And now she's practically begging to be his wife She'll do whatever it takes Cause in her eyes, he's got everything that makes The perfect man And she'll be the perfect woman if she can But she can't Cause she was still doing the do But sticking close by his side like crazy glue Too late to back out now She had to keep him Four children later and out on the street Nowhere to live, nowhere to go and nothing to eat Trying to keep up with the one who makes her heart beat Staking out night and day in the scorching heat Totally neglecting her children's well-being Keeping tabs on this man is keeping her from seeing That her children are suffering and need her more Her motherly instincts just flew out the car door She's too lovesick to even care for herself She put everyone's needs except his on the curb to the left Because she's living in a fantasy Refusing to face reality: On the street In the scorching heat Nowhere to go And nothing to eat Everything around her is null, void and dim All she really care about is him She had to keep him He finally arrived: Child #5 Hardships and problems but they still survived Not the best of times but they managed to stay alive He hit rock bottom and steadily taking a dive But no matter what, in her life he would stay No way in hell she's gonna let him go astray Lord knows that will be the day Hell will freeze over in a major way She finally got her chance to say "I do" And now everyone knew she did the do Even he But she did what she had to do But now he's too blinded by the mellow haze To even care or see And unknown to she He needed her more now than she could ever know Spending every penny he obtain on a mighty blow So his eyes can keep that glow You reap what you sow She had to keep him Now she got him for good!
Reason for writing:
I watched a lady who lived in my old neighborhood put her man before her children and herself. No matter what happened, she had to keep this man in her life. She wouldn't let anybody have this man and would fight tooth and nail for him. She'd kill anybody, including his family members over him. He got hooked on drugs and she didn't care. She married him anyway. He's still a heroine addict. They're still married. They have 5 sons.
Birth sign: Cancer
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