when sticks and stones skeleton bones get thrown and break the water very hard at home the louder you shout curse each other out it s get hard to figure out what you re fighting about sticks and stones now she s gone because the words you say they hurt hurt listen it s hard to be a man you could never fall off of your pose hide your emotions keep your enemies close and the ones we love the most they never know it cause he get all caught up chasin paper and never show it but she said on n way till i walk in way till i walk in lay then ask you where you been now here we go again when she know that you ve been out hustling but you don t think like arguing i m fussing no oh no no no just put that hand back ain t no mean and that s for real real for real my words last for days just tell her how when sticks and stones skeleton bones get thrown and break the water very hard at home the louder you shout curse each other out it s get hard to figure out what you re fighting about sticks and stones now she s gone because the words you say they hurt hurt it s hard to be a man you can never walk under the stress can t make it you can put to the test can t think and drink just a mile out the voices up all the bad choices you make but she set up in way but you to walk in late and ask you way up in the and here we go again when she knows what i been out hustling and you don t feel like all you win up fussing no no no no no oh no no no just put that hand back ain t no mean and that s for real real for real my words last for days just tell her how  sticks and stones now she s gone because the words you say they hurt hurt