The Jux - CYNE

His name is Jonathon—middle-class black kid in college and

Wondering why the white girls be always calling him

Momma said, «Keep ya head level.

Don’t sleep with them devils

‘Cause one day they’re gonna bring you trouble.»

Months later, having biz with Kate, Jake, and Tina

After that, Tina spread eagle on the speaker

She knocking down his laptop, the phone off the receiver

She having Growing Pains like my man Ben Seaver

Screaming how baby daddy Jake could take her higher

Fascinated with hip hop and nice tires

Save the Last Dance, oh, oh, and Jungle Fever

Snoop Doggy Dog, 50 Cent, Derek Jeter

Bob Marley.

Princess smoke weed after Daddy

Calls in, call gone.

Afterwards,

Went off for a few months behind closed doors

When she stopped bleeding one month, outta control

Went to the clinic, three hundred dollars she spended

Daddy said no nigga babies on his insurance

Even told Tina to say she was a victim

Call up the police so the law can come get him

Level-headed white girl—you had to give her that

She didn’t get Jon the cuffs and bad rap

Stop seeing him though ‘cause her parents said so

«Niggas ain’t nothing but trouble,» her momma let her know

Back to Jonathon—middle-class black kid in college and

He wondering why he can’t sleep—his heart bother him

Thinking ‘bout this chick named Tina, who used to love to see him

But now she won’t return his calls either

At first it was a novel affair, but then it turned to care

They even talked about taking it there

On the raps, yes.

Then it turned to love because

Only meeting after dark made it stronger than drugs

Too wrapped up in what people just might say

‘Cause he a regular nigga.

She ain’t from around the way

Actually, just the opposite—her daddy had offices

High-level partisan who majored in politics

Only gave her dollars when she really needed fathering

The only man that gave a damn was this dude, Jonathan

Didn’t want to have the abortion, but her father insisted

He screamed that it would ruin her image

Even pulled some favors so it was off record

Threw some money at her, told her it was for better

But was it for the better?

Now, now, that was the question

She used her discretion, realized she need a blessing

Picked up her phone and dialed his number slow

Praying that John maybe be home