Ain’t Family

[Hook]
Born and raised up together, seen whatever
Now it’s seeming like you can’t stand me
All blood ain’t family
Use deception as a weapon, fought with me
While I fought with what this world hands me
All blood ain’t family
Heartbroken ‘cause I never thought that this would be where loyalty would ever land me
All blood ain’t family
While we fight against the people that we need the most
I’m tryna get some understanding

[Verse 1]
It’s like people got the game confused
Thinking becausе somebody share your last name, thеy cool
Sooner or later they gon’ show you what they all about
They’ll do you dirty then get mad because you called them out
It’s crazy ‘cause you thought you’d never live to see the day
The ones who usually get you got similar DNA
Similar looks and same features but with different souls
‘cause when you needed them they burned you like a kitchen stove
You know the ones who used to keep some madness on display
And even in their younger days they showed some funny ways
Over the years you looked out for ‘em, tried to lead them straight
But just because we’re related don’t mean that we relate
To stand up you gotta be woman or man enough
Jealousy and money always manage to split families up
Any remaining love been came to an end
Looking back on it you get more love from strangers and friends
Yeah, tell ‘em again

[Hook]
Born and raised up together, seen whatever
Now it’s seeming like you can’t stand me
All blood ain’t family
Use deception as a weapon, fought with me
While I fought with what this world hands me
All blood ain’t family
Heartbroken ‘cause I never thought that this would be where loyalty would ever land me
All blood ain’t family
While we fight against the people that we need the most
I’m tryna get some understanding

[Verse 2]
The ones that’s supposed to love you most can be the worst to you
Some of y’all been hurt bad by the person who gave birth to you
Growing up resenting your own parents, that ain’t regular
Spend your life wondering why they never accepted ya
Somehow you could never please ‘em
Nothing that you had was decent
Always treated you like less and never had a valid reason
Never there when you would need them
Deep inside you knew the game
Went out your way to help them when you knew they wouldn’t do the same
Watching how they switch and change up on you is hell to witness
Like a spell or sickness, they’ll inflict it, love to tell your business
Everybody ain’t worthy of knowing what you been through
Some of ‘em would turn other family members against you
Mistakes you made in life they dwell on it ’til you feel ruined
Judging you for doing the same things they did or still doing
Even ones that used to be close with you done got trifling
Guess they right, it’s true that you can love someone and not like ‘em

[Hook]
Born and raised up together, seen whatever
Now it’s seeming like you can’t stand me
All blood ain’t family
Use deception as a weapon, fought with me
While I fought with what this world hands me
All blood ain’t family
Heartbroken ‘cause I never thought that this would be where loyalty would ever land me
All blood ain’t family
While we fight against the people that we need the most
I’m tryna get some understanding

[Verse 3]
You got hate for your brother
Some of y’all ain’t straight with your mother
One side of the family don’t associate with the other
The slinging of mud from the same people you’re loving
That hedonist cousin that tried to sleep with your husband
Your scamming uncle you helped out that time he was struggling
Took the money that you loaned him and went out on a drug binge
Everybody shouldn’t be a parent, and they’re still in doubt
‘cause for the right amount they’ll even pimp they own children out
Lifelong drama but you never discussed it
Innocent children being touched by relatives that they trusted
Some of ‘em shun you from the day you leave the womb ’til you’re big
Said you’d never make it but started begging soon as you did
It’d be your own relatives that cause you to go under
Let ‘em live with you when they was stuck and then they stole from ya
Always been setting traps just for you to fall in
Expecting to get a hook up from you ‘cause y’all kin
Never ever gave a dime to you, always took the selfish route
Blow they bread and make you feel guilty when you don’t help ‘em out
Trick you with that lame game, you better not ever let ‘em
Known ‘em all your life but everyday wishing you never met ‘em