[verse 1]
it's his way of livin'
who am i to tell him
that what he's doin' just ain't right
standing on the corner hustlin'
all day gamblin' under street lights
even though he's thuggin'
i love him
and i want him in my life

[chorus]
no matter what people say
i'm gonna love him anyway
cause he does a lot for me
and that is why i'm gonna be
a lover, a friend, a soldier, til the end
and that's how it's gonna be

[verse 2]
mother and my father don't understand me
they think i messed up my life
but i don't agree
they need to mind their business cause it's my life
and even though he's thuggin'
i love him (she loves him)
and i want him in my life, life again

[chorus]

[bridge]
so what you sayin, i can't love him
cause he's a hustler out here thuggin'
i know you're waitin', sittin' around hopin'
that 5-o come and take him away
well even if they do
i'll remain true to love him
in the end

said i'll be a lover, a friend, a soldier, til the end
and that's how it's gonna be

[chorus 2x and fade]