Ayo cuz 
When y'all tellin folk... about my life 
I don't want y'all to add nothing 
I don't want y'all to take nothing away 
I want y'all to play that thang 
Just like this here... 
Ya heard me 
 
[Petey] 
Since the tender age (since the tender age) 
I been running wild (I been running wild) 
I seen all those things (all those things) 
You don't show to a child  
It wasn't love I was missing (lord knows) 
My folks cared for me 
I had a stubborn ass attitude (did what I wanna do) 
And y'all couldn't talk to me 
Tried often the strait and narrow 
But every time I would stumble and fall 
Fell so hard one time I fucked around and stayed down 
I don't wanna try no more 
I was getting a little older 
Those mistakes were a part of my life 
And my only regret is that I only get one chance to get it right 
 
[Chorus] 
And I wanna tell the world the truth about me [2x] 
(listen to the song...) 
 
[Petey] 
I caused more unnecessary stress to my mama than the word allow 
Old sister of mine 
I had once upon a time  
We ain't spoke in a while 
Life's been hard on me  
But I found a way to keep standing it 
And holding on (holding on) 
Pressing on (good God almighty) 
Standing in jail someday I'll break the monotony 
Cause Petey wasn't doing that well 
And I can behold a way that the world christened me 
... If anybody give a damn to know 
What really went on in my life I wrote a song  
 
[chorus] 
[voice talking] 
It is now gallow time 
All inmates are asked to get on your assigned bunks and  
Remain there until count time is made....count time... 
Olden... (yeah) 
Williams... (here) 
Monroe... (yo) 
Durant... (here) 
Pablo... Pablo..... 
 
[Petey] 
Man I was just one of the ones 
That always wounded up in the midst of something 
Stayed in trouble if I won't fuckin' up 
I love ( I love) to bring the pain 
Growing up in Greenville, North Carolina outside of Rocky Mount 
I'm a be on the winning side  
When this whole life decide to give me just a little money 
You can sell it bootleg just as long as you can get it 
Whatever...just understand me 
 
[Chorus]