You are
I was young me and my mama had beef Seventeen years old out on the streets Though back at the time, I never thought I'd see her Ain't a woman alive that take my mama's place Suspended from school, and scared to go home, I was a With the big boys, all the rules I shed tears with my baby Over the years we was poorer the other little kids And even though we had different daddy's, the drama When things went wrong we'd blame I reminisce on the stress I caused, it was Hugging on my from a jail 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 even as a fiend, mama You always was a queen, mama I finally For a woman it ain't easy trying to a man You was committed A single mother on welfare, tell me how ya did it There's no way I can pay you But the plan is to show you that I You are
Don't ya know we love ya? Sweet Dear Place no one ya, sweet lady You are ya know we love ya?
Now ain't tell us it was fair No love from my daddy cause the coward there He passed away and I didn't cry, my anger Wouldn't let me feel for a say I'm wrong and I'm heartless, but all along I was looking for a father he was I hung around with the Thugs, and even though sold drugs They showed a young love I moved out and started hanging I needed money of my own so I slanging I ain't guilty cause, even though I sell It good putting money in your 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 never me alone because you cared for me And I could see you coming home after late You're in the kitchen trying to fix us a hot Ya just with the scraps you was given And made miracles every Thanksgiving But now the road got rough, 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 ya? Sweet lady And mama Place no one ya, sweet lady You are ya know we love ya?
Pour out liquor and I reminisce, cause through the drama I can depend on my mama And when it seems that I'm 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 childhood Are full of all the sweet you did for me And though I act crazy I gotta the Lord that you made me There are no words that can express how I You never kept a secret, always stayed And I appreciate, how you me And all the extra love that you me I wish I could the pain away If you can it through the night there's a brighter day will 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 show you I understand You are
Don't ya know we love ya? Sweet And dear Place no one above ya, lady You are Don't ya know we ya?
Sweet And dear
Dear Lady, lady,