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When I was me and my mama had beef Seventeen years old out on the streets back at the time, I never thought I'd see her face Ain't a alive that could take my mama's place from school, and scared to go home, I was a fool With the big boys, all the rules I shed tears with my sister Over the we was poorer than the other little kids And even though we had different daddy's, the drama When things went wrong we'd mama I reminisce on the stress I caused, it was Hugging on my mama from a cell And who'd in elementary? Hey! I see the penitentiary, one day And running the police, that's right catch me, put a whooping to my backside And as a crack fiend, mama You always was a queen, mama I understand For a it ain't 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 show you that I You are
Don't ya we love ya? Sweet lady mama Place no one ya, sweet lady You are Don't ya we love ya?
Now nobody tell us it was fair No love from my daddy cause the coward wasn't He passed away and I didn't cry, my anger Wouldn't let me for a stranger say I'm wrong 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 showed a brother love I out and started really hanging I needed money of my own so I started I ain't guilty cause, even though I sell It feels good money in your mailbox I love paying rent the rent's due I hope ya got the necklace that I sent to you when I was low you was there for me And never left me alone because you for me And I could see you coming home after work You're in the kitchen trying to fix us a hot Ya just working the scraps you was given And mama made miracles every But now the got rough, you're alone You're trying to raise two bad 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? Sweet And dear Place no one above ya, sweet You are Don't ya we love ya?
Pour out some liquor and I reminisce, through the drama I can always depend on my 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 happy there's no limit to the you did And all my childhood Are full of all the things you did for me And even I act crazy I gotta the Lord 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 that you me I I could take 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 struggle everyday, gotta 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 ya, sweet lady You are Don't ya know we ya?
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