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Testify

She walked in the court her knees buckled

Saying "For a man to survive he need hustle"

Seen and been through struggle her whole life

Made a transition from being his hoe to his wife

Stifling; that night upend the ATF bust in

Her daddy was a hustla so she love them

Looked at the jury, how can they judge him?

She screamed

Before you lock my love away, before you lock my love away

Please let me testify

Fear in her chest, her face in tears,

Had her man's back. He was facin' years

In her name, though the place was his

They tryna to take everything except the kids

For years she been through scufflin' fights

While he tryna to hustle that white

Up all night wonderin' if he's alive

Seeing him tried she bubbled inside and screamed

Before you lock my love away, before you lock my love away

Please, let me testify

The judge yelled for order

Court reporter makin' her words shorter

His lawyer sat next to him, she could see how the trial was affectin' him

It hurt for her eyes to connect with him

Using her lies for protectin' him

They arrested him for murder, and gun possession

As they read back her confession she screamed

Before you lock my love away, before you lock my love away

Please, let me testify

The court awaited as the foreman got the verdict from the bailiff

Emotional outbursts tears and smeared makeup

He stated, he was guilty on all charges

She shakin' like she took it the hardest

A spin artist, she brought her face up laughin'

That's when the prosecutor realized what happened

All that speaking her mind, testifyin' and cryin'

When this bitch did the crime: The Queenpin...

Before you lock my love away, before you lock my love away

Please, let me testify

You accuse me of a, you accuse me of a, you accuse

Please let me testify, please let me testify

You accuse me of a, you accuse me of a, you accuse

Please let me testify, please let me testify