Girl I know you think that it's me you're hurting By denying me the right To take part in his life That ain't fair to him And it just ain't right And I know you think I don't deserve it But for our child's sake Don't make this mistake Don't make him choose between us (oh) Remember the words that I told ya (yeah) He's gonna resent ya when he's older And trust me you don't want that kind of pain (nooo no no) He's a part of me that you know you can't deny No matter how hard you try And when you look at him you'll see me in his eyes It may seem right now But soon you'll find out Just who you're hurting baby Let me see my child Before it's too late His heart fills with hate We've got to work it out Now let me see my child You can't tell me he don't ever ask about me Can you tell him the truth About me and you Or will you tell lies Cause it's easy to do You have to know that it's not a game Cause I'm here to stay This child bears my name My blood runs through his veins Just because you and I weren't happy Doesn't change the fact that I'm his daddy So swallow your pride He needs me in his life See I love him every bit as much as you (yes I do) But just try to put yourself in my shoes Cause if you were me What would you do It may seem right now But soon you'll find out Just who you're hurting baby Let me see my child Before it's too late His heart fills with hate We've got to work it out Now let me see my child Now I know We both have regrets For the sake of that boy Let's forgive and forget And I know That it's easier to fight But just look at him You have to see The thing we did right It may seem right now But soon you'll find out Just who you're hurting baby Let me see my child Before it's too late His heart fills with hate We've got to work it out Now let me see my child (Child) Let me see my (Child) I've got to see my (Child) you're hurting him (Child) you're hurting him (Child) he needs me in his life (Child) I've got to show him how to be a man (Child) I've gotta see him, I wanna see him (Child) Let me see him I wanna see my (Child) Yeah My (Child) Tell 'em D I've got to see him (Child) yeah