I need somebody, won`t you help me?
I need somebody, won`t you tell me who I am?

I`ve been livin` a lie so long it seems I`ve lived a life time
If you could see what I feel it would make your ghetto look like heaven
And I believe it stems down from my family situation
I never liked my old man, I couldn`t stand to be around him

Sometimes I sit all alone just starin` at his picture, yeah
My heart turns to stone and I think of this

I need somebody, won`t you help me?
I need somebody, won`t you tell me who I am?

You never loved me, you never held me tight
Instead you shook me like a beast to wake me up at night
You tried to make me think that your ways were best
When all I was was an outlet for all your stress

Life it`s the ultimate sin
A game with no rules that you`re expected to win
My personal hell`s hidden with a grin
Dad take the stand and let the trial begin

You said that oil and water don`t mix though it seems cool
Keep with your own and don`t f**k up our gene pool
You should`ve went to school like your bigger brother
But you played the fool with a different color

Runnin` ship with a whip
I tried to keep up but I kept getting tripped
Money made you so wise
How could you look thrugh my face and not see your own eyes

Do as I say and not as I do
But I can`t `cuz when I look in the mirror I see you
And oh the pain how it hurts
It was always your home and your business that came first

You said, a man is as good as his word
But your mind was closed and mine never heard
My visions blurred, thoughts obscured
And with my blinders down I strain from the heard

They say the nut don`t fall far from the tree
Look at you then look at me

You ain`t nothin` to me you`ve never been to me
And all you ever gave a damn about was money see
So now f**k you man you ain`t s**t to me
And it`s the day that I die of this hate that I`m free

Now I know growin` up son that it ain`t always been easy
And I know at times I was not always there for you
No we never spent much time just talkin` or havin` a good time
But understand growin` up son I never had a dime

So I worked my ass off and I put myself through college
And everything I have to this day you know I built it all
Oh, I wish I could go back and change the years that`s lost between us
I wish I could take back some of the things I said to you

Son, "I said I`m sorry but still you resent me so"
Son, "I said I`m sorry and why do you resent me so"

I always loved you, I always cared for you
Just never wanted you to go through what I`ve been through
I tried to raise my f**kin` family just the best I know
And now I`m hated like the devil and for why I don`t know

Alright, get down baby

I need somebody, won`t you help me?
I need somebody, won`t you tell me who I am?
I need somebody please, please help me
I need somebody you must tell me who I am

Hey, hey, hey, tell me who I am
Hey, hey, tell me who I am
I am, I am, tell me who I am, am, am
Tell me, tell me