hey, woke up i had the same clothes on
i had on last night
damn, i must have passed out

and cash is just like the clothes
i worn yesterday, we are broke
damn, i gotta get my ass out

so, i went to see what my friend
was talkin` about, drugs
he told me cocaine would get you clout

my momma said
he`s trouble and school`s my route
but i went to high school
and got kicked out

so i`m drivin` this truck down 95
i pray to god i make it home alive
i don`t get pulled over by the man
i just want to make it home
to hold your hand

goodbye beloved one
do you know what i am?
if you don`t see my face no more
i`m a provider, girl
gotta face the streets tonight

goodbye beloved one
do you know what i am?
you don`t see my face no more
i`m a rider, girl
gotta face the streets tonight

you say you don`t want me to go
but i have to, i gotta go
please don`t weep, i love you, don`t cry
i refuse to be a bum
especially comin` where i`m from
i`m a provider girl and i love you

so it`s just like i said before
heading down 95, dodging johnny law
i don`t need a ticket, though i never got one
if he pulls me over, he can feel my shotgun

i think about life, pull down my hat
it`s just like this road, i don`t know where i`m at
i don`t want to be, another cocaine story
will i find my sanity? where i find my glory? come on

goodbye beloved one
do you know what i am?
if you don`t see my face no more
i`m a provider, girl
gotta face the streets tonight

goodbye beloved one
do you know what i am?
you don`t see my face no more
i`m a rider, girl
gotta face the streets tonight

someday, someday, this will be over
we`ll raise a family
i`ll get a job and i`ll be a voter
and if i die, it will change you, change you
i watch over a family, but only as an angel

so don`t tell me
you don`t know what you see
when you`re lookin` at a motherf**ker just like me
i`m a provider, girl

i said don`t tell me
you don`t know what you see
when you`re lookin` at a motherf**ker just like me
i`m a rider, girl

goodbye beloved one
do you know what i am?
if you don`t see my face no more
i`m a provider, girl
gotta face the streets tonight

goodbye beloved one
do you know what i am?
you don`t see my face no more
i`m a rider, girl
gotta face the streets tonight

i love you girl
i`m doing this for us
i don`t know any better
what am i supposed to do?
nothin`, i love you