I can remember
when I was one of the few friends
That you had
When no one else cared
I can remember
When you had to
ask relatives for money
When your man wasn’t around
I can remember
When you use ta call me
Cause you needed someone
To tell your troubles to
I can remember
When you lived in the ghetto
And called on me, your sister,
to go out to clubs with you
But now that you live in the suburbs
You look down on your sistas and brothas
With a snobbish attitude
Because you no longer need our company
I can remember
when you didn’t have any money
And you had to stand
in the welfare line
I can remember
When you were down to earth
And didn’t think
You were better than your own kind
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