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When I was young me and my mama had Seventeen years old kicked out on the back at the time, I never thought I'd see her face Ain't a woman alive that could take my place Suspended school, and scared to go home, I was a fool With the big boys, all the rules I shed with my baby sister the years we was poorer than the other little kids And even though we had different daddy's, the drama When things went we'd blame mama I reminisce on the stress I caused, it was Hugging on my mama a jail cell And think in elementary? Hey! I see the penitentiary, one day And running the police, that's right Mama me, put a whooping to my backside And even as a crack fiend, You was a black queen, mama I finally For a woman it ain't easy trying to 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 show you that I You are
Don't ya know we ya? Sweet lady Dear Place no one above ya, sweet You are Don't ya we love ya?
Now ain't nobody tell us it was No love from my daddy the coward wasn't there He away and I didn't cry, cause my anger Wouldn't let me for a stranger say I'm wrong and I'm heartless, but all along I was looking for a he was gone I hung around with the Thugs, and even though they sold showed a young brother 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 in your mailbox I love paying rent 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 could see you coming home after work You're in the trying to fix us a hot plate Ya working with the scraps you was given And made miracles every Thanksgiving But now the road got rough, you're You're to raise two bad kids on your own 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 dear 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 depend on my And when it that I'm hopeless You say the that can get me back in focus When I was as a little kid To keep me there's no limit to the things you did And all my memories Are full of all the sweet you did for me And even though I act I gotta thank the that you made me There are no words that can express how I You never kept a secret, always real And I appreciate, how you me And all the extra that you gave me I wish I could the pain away If you can make it the night there's a brighter day Everything will be 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 we love ya? Sweet lady And dear Place no one above ya, lady You are Don't ya know we ya?
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