I have to tell you, I nearly cried when I heard this song. Mainly on the second verse. Joe said this entire song was personal, because it happened to him. Not sure if its true or not, but its good nonetheless.
The first verse is about a boy named Derrick whose father was killed, and his family needs money. He tries to get a job, but no job will take him cause he's been to jail. So, he goes back to selling crack, but the law catches up to him and he gets sent to jail again.
The second verse is about his sister, Sally. She's upset because her father died and her brother is in jail. Her stepdad, Beau, is raping and having sex with her, and threatens to hurt her if she squeals. She's so scared, she doesn't like getting close to any man. She tries to tell her mom, but she doesn't believe her, so she goes to her brother. She's pregnant now, due to having sex, and her brother promises he'll take care of it.
The third verse is about Beau. He says his son was killed by Derrick, despite them being best friends. He decides to get revenge by killing Derrick's father. However, he then marries Pam, Derrick's mother, and doesn't work, so Derrick has to go back to selling crack. He calls the police about it and has Derrick arrested. He then starts raping his sister.
I have to tell you, I nearly cried when I heard this song. Mainly on the second verse. Joe said this entire song was personal, because it happened to him. Not sure if its true or not, but its good nonetheless.
The first verse is about a boy named Derrick whose father was killed, and his family needs money. He tries to get a job, but no job will take him cause he's been to jail. So, he goes back to selling crack, but the law catches up to him and he gets sent to jail again.
The second verse is about his sister, Sally. She's upset because her father died and her brother is in jail. Her stepdad, Beau, is raping and having sex with her, and threatens to hurt her if she squeals. She's so scared, she doesn't like getting close to any man. She tries to tell her mom, but she doesn't believe her, so she goes to her brother. She's pregnant now, due to having sex, and her brother promises he'll take care of it.
The third verse is about Beau. He says his son was killed by Derrick, despite them being best friends. He decides to get revenge by killing Derrick's father. However, he then marries Pam, Derrick's mother, and doesn't work, so Derrick has to go back to selling crack. He calls the police about it and has Derrick arrested. He then starts raping his sister.