[Refrain: Chino XL & Nickson] She said she done this She done that my bags and never look back Some things that Ive I cant un-see Ive spent my life just trying to get free And Im never gonna bewithout my and misery But I remember what my mama me (Mama told me) told me (Mama told me) I remember what my mama me
1: Chino XL] I scramble to my feet to consciousness The half full of blood, Im a pessimist It makes sense for me to make my This scene flashing through monic movie images I was nine old with spine hemorrhages me and him was in the house, no witnesses All Im is, how Im a live through this He his fist, my face grimaces I dont reminisce, I remember the nervousness when he came home up the steps Mom he me bad first escaped my lips She said I was a fuck up and I deserved this shit What could I have done I was only nine With fucking stitches in my eye she me stop crying Im for a sign, the sun dont ever shine Im an child; they say that love is blind
[Refrain: Chino XL & Nickson] She said she shouldve this She shouldve done Pack my bags and look back Some things that Ive seen I cant Ive my whole life just trying to get free And Im never gonna bewithout my and misery But I remember what my mama told me (Mama me) Mama me (Mama told me) I remember what my mama me
2: Chino XL] Now in retrospect as a looking back Having my own of my flesh Theres no for that I also have heard that dont kill us make us stronger But the abuse that I took, took my hunger Living my imagination I learned hate Planning my escape, losing my faith She blamed it on the she blamed it on the times She blamed on her moms, but Im the one scars Staring at that chipped paint in my room Im 13 years old now I gotta do soon It was the 6th of inside my mouth was a bloody wound My step father vowed to put in me in a told me my real daddy didnt want me I this new man must be special if she let him hurt me Now I aint have a mother, and he aint have no Why did god me? Maybe Im meant to suffer
[Refrain: XL & Akili Nickson] She she shouldve done this She shouldve that Pack my bags and never back Some things that Ive I cant un-see Ive spent my whole life trying to get free And Im never gonna my pain and misery But I remember what my mama told me (Mama me) told me (Mama told me) I remember what my told me
[Verse 3: XL] I finally decided that I wouldnt it no more I had a steak knife that Ive been in my right drawer He had my right jaw just the night before I stood silently outside his door But breath I took I felt like there was angels with me his death would be a mystery even to me I saw a shadow move, he finally coming I swung a at dude, if I had only knew The life out a body was my mom dukes I had no idea she was in the room too Wiping tears my eyes this cant be true My step father drunk in the bed still off cheap I knelled down to momma to hear a truth She said son I never him more than you I still myself, I tried to hang myself The leather belt broke, was 20 years ago
[Chino XL & Nickson] x2 She said she shouldve done She shouldve that my bags and never look back Some things that Ive I cant un-see Ive spent my whole life just trying to get And Im never gonna bewithout my pain and But I remember what my mama me (Mama told me) told me (Mama told me) I remember what my mama me