[Refrain: XL & Akili Nickson] She she shouldve done this She shouldve that Pack my bags and never look Some things Ive seen I cant un-see Ive spent my life just trying to get free And Im never bewithout my pain and misery But I remember what my mama me (Mama told me) told me (Mama told me) I remember my mama told me
[Verse 1: XL] I to my feet to regain consciousness The floor full of blood, Im a pessimist It makes sense for me to make my This scene flashing through child movie images I was nine years old with hemorrhages Just me and him was in the house, no All Im is, how Im a live through this He his fist, my face grimaces I dont reminisce, I the stress Feeling nervousness when he came 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 possibly done I was only With fucking stitches in my eye she told me crying Im looking for a sign, the sun ever shine Im an only they say that love is blind
Chino XL & Akili Nickson] She she shouldve done this She shouldve that Pack my and never look back Some things that Ive I cant un-see Ive spent my whole life 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
2: Chino XL] Now in retrospect as a looking back my own flesh of my flesh Theres no excuse for I also have heard that dont kill us make us stronger But the abuse that I took, took away my Living inside my I learned hate Planning my escape, losing my faith She blamed it on the she blamed it on the times She on her moms, but Im the one with scars Staring at that paint wall in my room Im 13 years old now I gotta do something It was the 6th of June inside my mouth was a bloody My father vowed to put in me in a tomb Momma told me my real didnt want me I figured this new man must be if she let him hurt me Now I have a mother, and he aint have no mercy Why did god curse me? Maybe Im to suffer
[Refrain: XL & Akili Nickson] She said she shouldve this She shouldve that Pack my bags and look back Some things that Ive I cant un-see Ive spent my whole just trying to get free And Im never bewithout my pain and misery But I what my mama told me (Mama told me) Mama told me (Mama me) I remember my mama told me
3: Chino XL] I decided that I wouldnt take it no more I had a steak knife that Ive been hiding in my right He had my right jaw just the night before I stood outside his bedroom door But breath I took I felt like there was angels with me Soon his death be a mystery even to me I saw a shadow move, he coming through I swung a knife at dude, if I had only The life slipping out a was my mom dukes I had no idea she was in the room too Wiping tears from my this cant be true My step father drunk in the bed still off brew I knelled down to momma to a last truth She son I never loved him more than you I hate myself, I tried to hang myself The belt broke, that was 20 years ago
[Chino XL & Nickson] x2 She said she shouldve this She done that Pack my bags and look back Some things that Ive seen I cant Ive spent my whole life trying to get free And Im never bewithout my pain and misery But I remember what my told me (Mama told me) Mama told me (Mama me) I remember what my told me