| I don’t mind, rushing through traffic just to get dinner ready in time
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| And I, don’t mind, calling when I’m late just to give you peace of mind
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| And I, don’t mind, you staying out all night long hanging with the guys
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| But I do mind, when you look me right dead in the eye and you tell me lies
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| You see it pays to tell the truth
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| Look at what you had to loose
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| Should think before you do, did you not know the rules?
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| You see it pays to tell the truth, feel so sorry for you
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| You could’ve had it all, too bad you gotta fall
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| Now you leave, now you leave with zero (nothing)
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| Now you leave with zero (nada)
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| Now you leave with zero
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| You see it pays to tell the truth but you didn’t do it
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| Now you live with zero (nothing)
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| Now you leave with zero (oh nada)
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| Now you leave with zero
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| You see it pays to tell the truth
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| Oh why I tried, giving you chances just to get your act right
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| And I, I tried, everything from praying to breaking things
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| For getting out of line
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| Those tears I’ve cried, they hurts so deep inside
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| That almost drained me dry
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| But now, it’s time, for you to man up cause I’m taking back what’s mine
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| You see it pays to tell the truth look at what you had to loose
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| Should think before you do, did you not know the rules?
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| You see it pays to tell the truth, feel so sorry for you
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| You could have had it all, too bad you gotta fall
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| Now you leave, now you leave with zero (nothing)
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| Now you leave with zero (nada)
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| Now you leave with zero
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| You see it pays to tell the truth but you didn’t do it
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| Now you leave with zero (nothing)
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| Now you leave with zero (oh nada)
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| Now you leave with zero
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| You see it pays to tell the truth
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| I lie just to protect you, never to disrespect you
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| Cause what we have was so 38 special
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| And it was times that I heard niggas test you
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| But I ain’t even ask, I was just waiting to catch you
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| But you caught me and everything was on me
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| It was time to face the music, everything was on key
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| And them lies sounded good, didn’t it
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| Now you sick of me, now I’m supposed to leave with zero, is you kidding me?
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| One minus one equals none
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| And if you gonna live then you might live with some
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| But you gonn think about me every time you see my son
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| And I’ma think about you every time I see the sun, in the morning
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| It’s gonna be times we get caught up in the moment
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| But don’t turn your back on your man you belong with
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| Cause if you loose then I loose too
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| But if you cool then I’m cool too
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| Now you leave, now you leave with zero (with nothing)
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| Now you leave with zero, (oh nada)
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| Now you leave with zero
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| You see it pays to tell the truth but you didn’t do it
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| Now you leave with zero, (oh nothing)
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| Now you leave with zero (oh nada)
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| Now you leave with zero
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| You see it pays to tell the truth. |