Joe Budden - Role Reversal Lyrics
[Intro - Joe Budden - talking]
Uh, Joey!
Talk to 'em!
(Check this shit)
Hopin my true motherfuckers know, realest shit I ever wrote
[Verse 1]
Check this, I be at the mall
Walk up in the store, glance up at the wall
Pick out a few kicks
Uh, I need 11's in these, matter of fact while you at it, bring 'em in a size 6
Uh, I take shorty's shoes off, like here try on these J's, make sure them shits fit
Uh, but in my head it gets thick, sayin "Joey fall back, 'cause that's not your kid" (OH!)
I don't know you little nigga (little nigga) and plus I got a son of my own
Yeah, but he's at home and the way he's bein raised, I don't really condone
Fuck it, I'll explain it to him later when he grown
Old enough to have a phone
Askin why mommy hate me and he got to sneak to call me when ever he's alone
So, you wouldn't know it but I got a soft spot for you
See, we would share the same obstacles
Lookin from the outside may seem like you neglect him
But when he slips up and calls me "dad", I correct him
I protect him
When baby girl start ventin about you, I say "respect him"
And though it seems out of order
My own mistakes have turned me into your biggest supporter
Fast forward, you wouldn't believe
How I could love like mine what I didn't conceive
Tryin to help him reach shit that I never achieved
Am I doin it for him or is it my own greed?
'Cause see, me and my baby moms, we don't do the conversations
So I'm cramped in the back
Two bedroom shack with seven people livin there, just congregatin
So when your child's with me, I'm over compensatin
I'm talkin eight bedrooms, seven baths
My son thinkin, that's the shit that only heaven has
Mines gotta keep it cool, yours get to see the view
White marble around the inground, heated pool
Mines got to go to the Y
Shit, yours just got to walk outside
And the funny shit (what?), the irony of it all and it's just sad
Is you walked away, yet I'm the step dad
Uh, and then you get on Skype (on Skype), sayin "how you bein, what's the word?"
And I be in the background listenin like "this motherfucker here got some nerve"
He says "bye daddy, I love you"
I be wantin to snuff you but wouldn't have him thinkin less of you
But he's perceptive (perceptive) and the shit's wild (wild)
He picks up on everything and he's just a child
So through all my resistance
I'm afraid this two year old can already see the difference (like what?)
He sees you don't provide when you capable
Why we never fix things, while we're still able to?
So you're annoyed, kind of hampers me
Get my void, I always wanted a family (why?)
Just to greet when I get through the door
You gonna have to take the L, I can't give you yours (OH!)
I'll do all the work, you ain't gotta be bothered
You can be his dad, I'll be his father
I relate though, so I know it hurts
Got to be uncomfortable when the roles reversed
I've been in your shoes my whole life nigga
Try these on
I relate though, so I know it hurts
Got to be uncomfortable when the roles reversed (OH!)
[Outro - Joe Budden - talking]
Uh (talk to 'em)
Ya mean?
(I've been there)
Shit can't feel good
(You wanna see how it feel?)
[Sample from "Give Me More" by Keyshia Cole]
Give me more
Give it to me everyday
I need you in every way
Oooh, what you do
Other Lyrics by Artist
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Joe Budden Role Reversal Comments
Loved this for years, but now I finally relate now that I have a child that isn't with me... Now I'm I a relationship with someone who has her children with her. I do all I would've for mine
you can be his dad, i'll be his father
Can't feel good
Esther days lol ... great fucking song !
Nigga i was here in late 07 when the kid was barely getting 3000 views. All yall new everyday struggle/joe buuden podcsst listeners eat a dick.
Still just as relevant in 2017. respect Joe 💯
real shit
Joe is AMAZING
this instrumental he rap over is keyshia Cole give me more
Yea and that was a dope track by her too. I knew somebody would cop this beat.
i feel him in this song!!! been ther done that
It's Keyshia Cole beat to her song "Give Me More" that's the voice on the beat.
Fast forward, you wouldn't believe
How I could love like mine what I didn't conceive
Try to help him reach shit that I never archived
Am I doing it for him, or is it my own greed?
I'll do all of the work, you ain't gotta be bothered
You can be his dad, I'll be his father
Damn, so many emotions felt while listening to this one. If you relate in anyway, it's gonna hit you hard.
This shit gives me goosebumps..the realness is overwhelming.
Scott Storch on the beat dumbasses
man you must dont have good ears damn man listen to this dude this is so real its scary he talks about real life shit and he spits it in a way you can feel his pain and understand and relate i mean he gives you that feel tupac music gave you it dont get more real then this im sorry it just dont
JUST TO LET PEOPLE KNOW MOST OF YALL FAVORITE RAPPERS USE JOEY AS THERE GHOST WRITER LOOK IT UP AND THE TRUTH IS THERE JAYZ FIRST ALBUM ALOT OF JOEY LYRICS HE BEEN OUT OLD SCHOOL MOUSE
it all makes sense NOW. THANK YOU
Yo wheres,the instrumental link
PLEASE WATCH MY VIDEOS
@JAYZSTAN thanks man
@ballin0504 It's called "Give Me More"...u can find the instrumental on here.
does anyone know the name of the beat on this song from keyshia cole
too real." u wouldnt know it but i got a soft spot for you"
How does this song only have 25,000 hits... WTF is happening to Hip-Hop!!
WOW!!!!! POWERFULL!!
@infblack3 you cant really say there is just one track that is the best...the whole tape is fire
his whole mixtape was like WOW. cant skip 1 song
@leathalalliance best in the game.... hahaha you have your opinion i have mine
@JoeyLpapes JOEY the best is slaughterhouse and the best in the game...without joey there would be no slaughterhouse...joe the relest to ever do it
@JoeyLpapes WHAT!!!!!!!...u sound crazyyy right now fam...joey speaks on that real shit that nobody has ever touched on.and he just not sayin' it,hes putin it in a deep way....reason why hes better than joell and royce and pretty much everyone else in the game is becuz its not fabricated.and people actuallt FEEL what hes sayin...yea joell and ortiz.etc...might have a better flow but lyrically,song wise and everything else.joe is THEE BEST!...MM4= Classic
one of the realest songs ever written....mm4 = CLASSIC
@JoeyLpapes Crooked, Joell, And Royce all say he's the nicest so idk what your talkin about.
Joey is da truth...
Young nigga with a old school flow...I fuck with him.
@byronb365 very true. Never said he wasnt talented but when it comes down to it joe buddens will never make my list of top mcs. Not saying he doesnt have good tracks like this one but i think ortizz and royce are on a whole next level. Check out this new joint "if you love me" by havoc, ortizz, cassidy and sheek louch nothing to do with this but its a sick track
@mr305lars buddens weakest in slaughterhosue but still sick
THIS SHIT IS FIRE!!!! ifucks w/joey!!!
if joe aint the best who is????
this shit is mad slept on
And the reason I continue supporting this guy is pretty much clear on this record because though I'm not a father yet, I have witnessed lyrically the pain he has gone through dealing with his son over the years.
"...But he's at home/And the way he's being raised, I don't really condone/Nah, because his pops been gone/F**k it, I'll explain it to him later when he grown/Old enough to have a phone/Asking why mommy hate me/And he gotta sneak to call me whenever he's alone..." Such a talented man
me too this my shit I LOVE THIS REAL SHIT
damn I luv dis song!!!
wow..this shit is sooo true..i have a step son. and joey hit it right it on the head with this one...RESPECT