I got a brother younger than I
And my little brothers on the wild side
He's hangin' out getting high always on the scene
And always rappin' to the girls

You know what I mean
And when pop came in tonight he found
Little brother was not around
He looked up checked the clock

And said
Go and get him from off the block

I called yo yo little brother
What ya out here trying to discover
Yo yo yo little brother
Ya gonna get it from your dad and your mother

I checked every place I thought he might of gone
Until I came across a house with something going on
I looked in the window there was brother and his crew
And he was doing everything a little brother shouldn't do

I'm not gonna call his name
His name is not his type of thing
I said, "what you doing up after three?"
He said, "you don't know, you better hang with me?"

I called yo yo little brother
What ya out here trying to discover
Yo yo yo little brother
Ya gonna get it from your dad and your mother

I called yo yo little brother
What's you out here trying to discover
Yo yo yo little brother
Ya gonna get it from your dad and your mother

Yo yo little brother what ya out here trying to discover
Yo yo yo little brother
It's gonna hurt you one way the other
I said if you think your cool don't be a fool

Little brother come home with me
He said there's nothing home that can turn me on
That's why I'm out here in the streets
And what's up with you

You did it too
So don't tell me how to beware
I said yeah I was down but I turned around
And that's why I'm still here little brother?...

I called yo yo little brother
What ya out here trying to discover
Yo yo yo little brother
Ya gonna get it from your dad and your mother


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