Lyrics: Liesha Bolton
(Intro – DJ echo)
I never knew… I never knew…
This is those corner stories… on the block…
(Hook)
I never knew she was honeymooning (on the block)
I never knew she was honeymooning (on the block) (on the block)
I never knew she was honeymooning, on the block, on the block
(Verse 1 – story build)
Never knew she was honeymooning on the block
Now she a beamer, looking for a rock
She like to get high all of the time
Smoking up her last pennies, nickels and dimes
Selling all her food stamps, now the kids don't got no supper
She owe niggas ’round the corner money, they gon’ kill her when they touch her
(Pre-hook – layered)
Same corner, same faces, same lies
Same pain in her eyes when the sun rise
She say “tomorrow imma quit,” but tomorrow never come
Another night gone, another needle in her arm
(Hook – call & response)
I never knew she was honeymooning (on the block)
I never knew she was honeymooning (on the block) (on the block)
I never knew, I never knew she was honeymooning (on the block) (on the block)
I never knew she was honeymooning, on the block, on the block
(Verse 2 – flashback)
She use to be the shit a long time ago
She use to get her doe on the hustle, not her pussy though
She had a mouthpiece, turn a rich man poe
She was well-rounded and well respected
If she had a problem, she would point and direct it
Niggas didn’t play about the girl, girl
She was fine jewelry, diamonds, pearls (pearls)
She was goin’ to school, plans to change the world
(Now the world is on her shoulders…)
(Bridge – breakdown)
They say the block don’t love nobody
It’s even worse when you lost and lonely
Burnt all your bridges and can't trust nobody
Promises cheap, pain is premium
This that honeymoon that’s killing her
(Hook – bigger, chant)
I never knew she was honeymooning (on the block)
I never knew she was honeymooning (on the block) (on the block)
I never knew she was honeymooning, I’m on the block, I’m on the block
I never knew she was honeymooning (on the block)
On the block, on the block
(Verse 3 – climax)
Now she waking up to sirens every morning
Loud sirens flying by, violence as a warning
Living just to survive, barely staying alive
If she don’t change her ways one day she gonna die
She broken and misplaced, shame on her face
Love turned to survival, survival turned to sport
Dreams married to the streets, now she stuck up in the court
(Outro – fade out)
This is those… (this is those corner stories)
(Corner stories) on the block, I’m on the block, I’m on the block yea
Where dreams get married to the streets
And divorced by reality
On the block… I’m on the block… yea
I never knew she was honeymooning… on the block…