[Female talking] Ayo! Not everything that glitters is gold. And not everything that shines is meant for you to hold. [Beat drops and music starts] [Verse 1 - female rap] Life started out good where I came from. A small town girl following the bread crumbs. To dat big city livin’; Big dreams, big hopes, a fantasy fulfilling. The longer I stayed, the more me was dissapearin’. Took a bite of the big apple, a fruit that was forbidden. This concrete jungle got a girl like me trippin’. Soon I lost my soul, got a girl like me strippin’. Searching for love in a city unforgivin’. Got me missing home, got me reminiscin’. But now I’m feelin’ stuck, trapped in self-loathing. He was the biggest roller. The Big Spender. And I was the fool that fell for the tender. His smooth talk, his business suit, the hook to die for, what you’d give an eye for. Got me wanting more. Turned me into his whore. Hooked on his elixir, like it was a cure. I was caught in the allure, now I’m less than pure. How much of this shame Can a girl endure. [Chorus - melodic female vocals] Baby–~ It’s time to dry those big brown eyes–~. Maybe--~ One day you’ll take some good advise–~. Lady–~ Was your soul enough to compromise–~~? Baby–~ All that poison’s not enough to drown your cries. Baby–~ It’s time to dry those big brown eyes–~. Maybe--~ One day you’ll take some good advise–~. Lady–~ Was your soul enough to compromise–~~? Baby–~ All that poison’s not enough to drown your cries. [Verse 2 - female rap] Now every night I’m working the block Five or six every night, around the clock I’m ready to fire, Stay cocked like a Glock. I’m his Top Bitch, he got me on lock! Got me under his thumb, like a crafty fox. Mesmerized by these chains and rocks. That’s the biggest trap; Have ya locked in the stocks! But I’m still survivin’, So give me some props. Do whatever he says, like he’s my pops. Do whatever it takes, can’t let my mind break How will I ever, make up for my mistakes. Living in a world That’s full of snakes. Where nothing’s genuine And everyone’s a fake. Now I’m in too deep, how can I escape? Don’t try to save me Because it’s too late. [Chorus - melodic female vocals] Baby–~ It’s time to dry those big brown eyes–~. Maybe--~ One day you’ll take some good advise–~. Lady–~ Was your soul enough to compromise–~~? Baby–~ All that poison’s not enough to drown your cries. Baby–~ It’s time to dry those big brown eyes–~. Maybe--~ One day you’ll take some good advise–~. Lady–~ Was your soul enough to compromise–~~? Baby–~ All that poison’s not enough to drown your cries.