Slum Village — Old Girl/Shining Star

[Hook: Melanie Rutherford] Old girl, remember that you're a star You shine, even when it seems afar Remember who and what you are Cuz girl, you are a shining star [Verse 1: eLZhi] This to ya single parent mothers Raisin' the youth in the gutter No phones, spendin' days At the booth with ya numbers Baby daddy left you When ya stomach and your breasts grew You thought that he was special Only if you just knew But you don't need him, and it sucks He ain't leavin' extra bucks When it's freezing Catch a bus, just to feed 'em I know at times your situations seems pretty bad It's gonna get better, my golden treasure Without you, sunshine it wouldn't be no day You just started shinin' my way Now all my ladies say... [Hook: Melanie Rutherford] [Verse 2: T3] Yeah, I know it's hard for you, yeah Got ya moms kinda concerned Didn't trust him that much He just delivered the sperm Then he was out just like them color levis Medium shirts, Mayn buckles, and Adidas And through it all, she never threw it in your face Had to work two jobs, get a smaller place And she stayed in church, renewing her faith Kept her head above the water With just minimum wage Trying to keep her boy about the hookers Where she from, dog, it ain't all good All my mothers say... [Hook: Melanie Rutherford] [Verse 3: eLZhi] Girl never let life get you down With shaka, sit you down It's beef, face to face When you leave basic faith Just keep your head up high It was once said to cry It's good to get it all out You should get rid of all doubt For you the truth, that I adore And it's really cuz You never has your kids feel more poor Than they really was You worked your fingers to the bone Just to keep the ringer on your phone Lights and heat up in your home Yeah [Verse 4: T3] I hope you take it as inspiration Don't let situations, try your patience It gets rough, but you'll weather the storm Always came with a hustle when the right was smores So we wrote this song, just for you Cuz it take a lot of guts just to do what you do Most couldn't understand or walk a mile in your shoes Plus the love that I got, we appreciate you [Hook: Melanie Rutherford] [Outro: eLZhi] All the ladies say...yeah To the single parent mothers Holdin dem bridge cause they gotta go to the laundromats on Sundays and drag they kids with em All the ladies say...(Bounce) To the single ladies We feel your pain We got love for you [Hook x2: Melanie Rutherford]