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I was young me and my mama had beef Seventeen old kicked out on the streets Though back at the time, I never I'd see her face Ain't a woman alive that take my mama's place Suspended from school, and scared to go home, I was a the big boys, breaking all the rules I shed tears with my baby the years we was poorer than the other little kids And though we had different daddy's, the same drama things went wrong we'd blame mama I reminisce on the I caused, it was hell Hugging on my mama from a cell And think in elementary? Hey! I see the penitentiary, one day And from the police, that's right Mama catch me, put a whooping to my And as a crack fiend, mama You always was a black queen, I understand For a woman it easy trying 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 love ya? Sweet mama Place no one above ya, sweet You are Don't ya we love ya?
Now ain't nobody us it was fair No love my daddy cause the coward wasn't there He passed away and I cry, cause my anger Wouldn't let me 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 sold drugs They a young brother love I out and started really hanging I money of my own so I started slanging I ain't guilty cause, though I sell rocks It feels good putting in your mailbox I paying rent when the rent's due I hope ya got the diamond that I sent to you when I was low you was there for me And never me alone because you cared for me And I see you coming home after work late You're in the kitchen to fix us a hot plate Ya just working with the scraps you was And mama made miracles Thanksgiving But now the road got rough, alone You're trying to raise two bad on your own And no way I can pay you back But my plan is to show you that I You are
Don't ya know we love ya? Sweet And mama no one above ya, sweet lady You are Don't ya know we ya?
Pour out some liquor and I reminisce, cause through the I can always on my mama And it seems that I'm hopeless You say the words that can get me back in When I was sick as a kid To me happy there's no limit to the things you did And all my memories Are of all the sweet things you did for me And even though I act I gotta thank the that you made me are no words that can express how I feel You never kept a secret, always real And I appreciate, how you me And all the extra love 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 It's a struggle everyday, roll on And no way I can pay you back But my plan is to show you I understand You are
Don't ya we love ya? Sweet lady And dear Place no one ya, sweet lady You are Don't ya we love ya?
Sweet And dear
Dear Lady, lady,