You are
When I was young me and my had beef Seventeen old kicked out on the streets Though at the time, I never thought I'd see her face Ain't a woman alive that take my mama's place from school, and scared to go home, I was a fool With the big boys, breaking all the I shed with my baby sister Over the years we was poorer than the other kids And even though we had different daddy's, the same When things went wrong blame mama I reminisce on the stress I caused, it was Hugging on my mama a jail cell And who'd think in Hey! I see the penitentiary, one day And running from the police, right Mama catch me, put a whooping to my And even as a crack fiend, You always was a queen, mama I finally For a woman it ain't easy to raise a man You always was A poor single mother on welfare, me how ya did it no way I can pay you back But the plan is to show you that I You are
Don't ya know we love ya? Sweet mama Place no one ya, sweet lady You are Don't ya know we ya?
Now nobody tell us it was fair No love from my cause the coward wasn't there He passed away and I cry, cause my anger Wouldn't let me feel for a They say I'm wrong and I'm heartless, but all I was for a father he was gone I hung with the Thugs, and even though they sold drugs They showed a young love I out and started really hanging I money of my own so I started slanging I ain't guilty cause, even though I rocks It feels good putting money in your I love paying when the rent's due I hope ya got the diamond necklace I sent to you when I was low you was there for me And never me alone because you cared for me And I could see you coming home after work You're in the kitchen to fix us a hot plate Ya just working with the scraps you was And mama miracles every Thanksgiving But now the got rough, you're alone trying to raise two bad kids on your own And no way I can pay you back But my is to show you that I understand You are
Don't ya know we love ya? lady And dear Place no one above ya, lady You are Don't ya we love ya?
Pour out liquor and I reminisce, cause through the drama I can always on my mama And when it seems that I'm You say the words that can get me in focus I was sick as a little kid To me happy there's no limit to the things you did And all my childhood Are full of all the things you did for me And even I act crazy I gotta thank the Lord that you me There are no words that can how I feel You never a secret, always stayed real And I appreciate, how you me And all the love that you gave me I wish I could the pain away If you can make it through the night there's a day Everything be alright if ya hold on It's a everyday, gotta roll on And no way I can pay you back But my plan is to you that I understand You are
Don't ya know we love ya? lady And mama Place no one above ya, sweet You are Don't ya we love ya?
lady And mama
Dear Lady, lady,