Lyrics

[Intro: Edna Wright] Ple-please let me testify [Verse 1: Common] She walked in the court, her knees buckled Saying for a man to survive, he needed hustle Seen and been through struggle her whole life Made a transition from being his ho to his wife Stifling, the night upend the ATF bust in Her daddy was a hustler, so she loved them Looked at the jury, how can they judge him? She screamed [Chorus: Edna Wright, Common] Before you lock my love away, before you lock my love away (Uh) Before you lock my love away (Yeah), before you lock my love away Please let me testify [Verse 2: Common] Fear in her chest, her face with tears Had her man's back, he was facing years In her name, though the place was his They tryna take everything except the kids For years she been through scuffle and fights While he tryna hustle that white Up all night wondering if he's alive Seeing him tried, she bubbled inside and screamed [Chorus: Edna Wright, Common] Before you lock my love away (Uh), before you lock my love away (Yeah) Before you lock my love away (Yeah), before you lock my love away Please let me testify [Verse 3: Common] The judge yelled for order Court reporter making her words shorter His lawyer sat next to him She could see how the trial was affecting him It hurt for her eyes to connect with him Using her lies for protecting him They arrested him for murder and gun possession As they read back her confession, she screamed [Chorus: Edna Wright, Common] Before you lock my love away, before you lock my love away (Uh) Before you lock my love away, before you lock my love away Please let me testify [Verse 4: Common] The court awaited as the foreman got the verdict from the bailiff Emotional outbursts, tears and smeared makeup They stated, he was guilty on all charges She's shaking, looking like she took it the hardest A spin artist, she brought her face up laughing That's when the prosecutor realized what happened All that speaking her mind, testifying and crying When this bitch did the crime, the queenpin [Chorus: Edna Wright] Before you lock my love away, before you lock my love away Before you lock my love away, before you lock my love away Please let me testify [Outro: Edna Wright] You accuse me of a, you accuse me of a, you accuse Please let me testify, you accuse me of a, you accuse me of a, you accuse Please let me testify, you accuse me of a, you accuse me of a, you accuse Please let me testify, you accuse me of a, you accuse me of a, pl— ple—