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When I was young me and my had beef Seventeen old kicked out on the streets Though back at the time, I never thought I'd see her Ain't a woman alive that could my mama's place from school, and scared to go home, I was a fool With the big boys, breaking all the I shed tears with my baby Over the years we was poorer than the other kids And even though we had different daddy's, the drama When things went wrong we'd mama I on the stress I caused, it was hell Hugging on my mama a jail cell And who'd think in Hey! I see the penitentiary, one day And running from the police, that's Mama me, put a whooping to my backside And even as a fiend, mama You always was a queen, mama I finally For a woman it ain't easy to raise a man You always was A single mother on welfare, tell me how ya did it no way I can pay you back But the plan is to you that I understand You are
Don't ya know we ya? Sweet lady mama Place no one above ya, sweet You are ya know we love ya?
Now ain't tell us it was fair No love from my daddy cause the wasn't there He passed away and I didn't cry, cause my let me feel for a stranger They say I'm and I'm heartless, but all along I was for a father he was gone I hung around with the Thugs, and even though they sold They a young brother love I moved out and started really I needed of my own so I started slanging I ain't cause, even though I sell rocks It feels good putting money in mailbox I love paying rent when the due I hope ya got the diamond that I sent to you when I was low you was there for me And left me alone because you cared for me And I could see you coming after work late in the kitchen trying to fix us a hot plate Ya just with the scraps you was given And mama miracles every Thanksgiving But now the got rough, you're alone You're trying to two bad kids on your own And there's no way I can pay you But my plan is to you that I understand You are
Don't ya know we ya? Sweet lady And mama Place no one ya, sweet lady You are Don't ya know we ya?
Pour out some and I reminisce, cause through the drama I can always on my mama And when it seems I'm hopeless You say the that can get me back in focus I was sick as a little kid To keep me happy there's no limit to the you did And all my childhood Are full of all the sweet you did for me And even I act crazy I gotta thank the Lord that you me are no words that can express how I feel You never kept a secret, always stayed 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 will be if ya hold on a struggle everyday, gotta roll on And there's no way I can pay you But my plan is to show you I understand You are
Don't ya know we love ya? lady And mama no one above ya, sweet lady You are Don't ya know we ya?
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