This here is dedicated to all my ghetto men and all my lady friends To everybody that lost someone that was very special to them Check this out, this is about my queen, her name was Renee We call this one the ghetto fairy tale, check it 1 - Funny how love dies when we've just begun A ghetto love is the law that we live by Day by day I wonder why my shorty had to die Funny how love dies when we've just begun I reminisce over my ghetto princess every day Renee Here's a tune about this honey named Renee That I met one day, on my way back from John J. I'm peeping Shorty as she's walking to the train I tap her on the shoulders Excuse me miss but can I get your name She said my name is Renee I said I got a whole lot to say So may I walk you to the subway She said if you want so yo we started talking I bought two franks and two drinks and we began walking I had to see where her head was at Cuz like it was mad phat So we must chat about this and that She told me what she was in school for She wants to be a lawyer, in other words Shorty studies law I'm telling Shorty I'm a writer And as she's looking for a token she drops a package of the e-z wider Covers her mouth with a name ring I said Yo don't sweat the technique, Shorty Ra I do the same thing but yet I use Philly blunts She said I never **** Philly blunts because I heard that's for silly stunts I said nah, they burn slower Right now I really don't know ya But maybe later on I can get to show ya Repeat 1 So now we sitting on the train Besides her fingernail Shorty got the hairdo of pain Now understand she got flava A tough leather jacket with some jeans and the chain that her moms gave her Got off the train about 6:34 She wasn't sure she had grub for the dog so we hit the store Went to the crib and turned the lights on A crazy magazine stand, from Essence to Right on A leather couch a stereo system with crazy CD's Understand kids she got cheese She said Cheeks do what you want She said I'm gonna feed the dog I said eiiiiight well I'm a roll this ******** She came back with stretch pants and a pony tail a T-shirt Hey yo ta, I got a tender Roni girl We're sitting on the couch chatting We're smoking **** off the balcony We staring at Manhattan She started feeling on my chest I started feeling on her breasts And there's no need for me to stress the rest Hey yo I got myself a winner We smoked up ***** before we ate And the ***** after we ate dinner She had a tatoo she only want to go to see But first dim the lights and turn up the Jodeci I'm like whatever Shorty Ra We could swing it like that Cuz on the real this is where its at Repeat 1 I woke up the next day on the water bed Her letter's on the pillow and this is what the letter said It said Cheeks I be home around 2 You was deep in your sleep so I didn't wanna bother you I left my number for Shorty to call me later Got dressed, smoked up, and then I bounced towards the elevator I got the beep around 3 I'm asking Shorty what's up with you She's asking what's up with me Hey yo we been together for weeks Candle light dinner with my Shorty crack a 40 with my naughty freaks Hey man I never been in love But every time I'm bussing in and out of state, it's Shorty that I'm thinking of I'm hanging out with my crew I get a beep from Renee Because Renee uses code 2 But yet I'm chatting with her ma on deuce She says Renee's been shot So Cheeks meet me up at St. Luke's I jump on the Van Wyck I got to make it there quick Hey yo this ***** is getting mad thick Not even thinking of the bone I'm doing the puff Who gives a ***** I'm smoking boom and the whole nine I gotta see what's going on And by the time I reached the hospital They told me Mr. Cheeks Renee's gone I pour beer, I pour my Shorty who ain't here I'm from the ghetto so yo, this is how I shed my tears Repeat 1