Chino Xl - Water Lyrics
[Hook]It must be somethin' in the water they drinkIt's been the same with every girl I hadIt must be somethin' in the water they drinkWhy else would a woman wanna treat a man so bad[Verse 1]She was everything I neededAtleast that's what god's contract between us statedAfter 25 years of my experience of her lack of maternal instinctsI found I've defeated all odds to make itWithout a mama's love now I feel out of placeExtra wounds for a man who's never seen his father's faceAs mama freebased the money for my high school tuitionFrom my stepfather's home I would always catch an evictionOr a swift punch to the faceBleeding rivers of red, fled to any quiet placeI couldn't believe that she saidHe meant more to her than I did, just goodbye kidI hope you die kid is what I viewed through my busted eyelidsI slit my wrist and sit and watch the droplets run on the floorMy cousin kicked in the door, nigga I was at warWith who was supposed to be my life bringerThe all knower, my nourisher, my aspiration encouragerI figured the fault's due to how my uncle assaulted youAnd grandma died still believing it wasn't trueBut I'm your only child, how can you turn your back on meI cannot accept your apologyI'm sorry you dead to me mommy[Hook]It must be somethin' in the water they drinkIt's been the same with every girl I hadIt must be somethin' in the water they drinkWhy else would a woman wanna treat a man so bad(Treat a man so bad so bad so bad. You need someone to love you) It must be in the water[Verse 2]Why you making me leaving you much more feasable than stayingI gave you everything, please be reasonableYou're my queen by which all other women will be judgedI wanted to die so much with nobody to trustDeep down, I felt that she was just another liarNow I wouldn't spit on her if she was on firePresice way to describe it, damn I shoulda been outOur relationship a hand grenade, you just pulled the pin outNo doubt, my world was on the rocksMy life a car crash on the side of the road, y'all slowin down to watchI'ma leave silently tonight, you'll never find meI guess i'm tired of seeing my best friend's car parked in my driveway *****[Hook]It must be somethin' in the water they drinkIt's been the same with every girl I hadIt must be somethin' in the water they drinkWhy else would a woman wanna treat a man so badIt must be somethin' in the water they drinkIt must be somethin' in the water they drinkYeah, it's in the water[Verse 3]I met you 8 years agoYour smile captivated my soul which was miserableI fell in love with you instantlyI knew I wanted to protect you from this worldYou were related to my girlAnd even after only one year of your lifeYour intelligence and love for me shined so brightI was only 17 but it didn't take me longTo realize that I wanted to raise you as my ownAnd although biologically there is no tie that bindsThere is no blood test that could tell me you ain't minesAnd its never been kept a secret for who your real father isBut that mother*****er don't know what your favorite color isAnd he don't know in school what your favorite subject isAnd when you have bad dreams at night you call my name not holler hisAnd sometimes I wonder if you found me or I found youAnd I would never say a bad word about that man around youThe older you get, the closer we get, It's harder for meI hate the way your mom's family gives us family priorityOr authority when he told child support "Look she ain't mines"Where was they when he was giving your moms black eyesBut the fact lies and now whateverOur last name's the sameAnd you and your sister's future is filled with anything you dreamBut I gotta realistically look upon tomorrowTo the first time you get upset at me and say "You ain't my father"[Hook]It must be somethin' in the water they drinkIt's been the same with every girl I hadIt must be somethin' in the water they drinkWhy else would a woman wanna treat a man so bad(Treat a man so bad so bad so bad. You need someone to love you) It must be in the water
