Helping Hand

[Verse 1]
Oh, yeah
Young man (Young man)
I need to talk to you (I need to talk to you)
I know (I know)
You say you're old enough to do what you wanna do (What you wanna do)
I'm trying to tell you something
That you really do need to know (That you need to know)
Just in case nobody never told you before (Told you before)

[Refrain]
You need to get up (Get up)
Off your behind (Off your behind)
And stop (Stop)
Wasting time (Wasting your time)

[Verse 2]
You're only in this world (Only in this world)
You only gonna live for so long (Live for so long)
You see, everybody's gonna die one day
Whether they right or wrong (Right or wrong)
But you're doing something (You're doing)
You're holding your own self back (Own self back)
Instead of you tryin' to raise your children to teach 'em right from wrong
You bought a Cadillac (Bought a Cadillac)

[Refrain]
You need to change (Change)
Start doing right (Start doing right)
You need to learn (Learn how to walk in the light)
You need to do (Do)
The best you can (Best you can)
And you oughta pitch in and give me a helping hand (Give me a helping hand)

[Verse 3]
You need to come on, get off your ass
I tell you, you're growing up too fast (Too fast)
Tell the truth
Tell the truth (Tell the truth)

[Refrain]
You're burnin' (Burnin')
Smoking your weed (Smoking your weed)
Kids at home, they're in need (Babies in need)
Stand up and be a man (Yeah)
If I could have a helping hand