[Refrain: Chino XL & Akili She said she shouldve this She shouldve done Pack my bags and look back things that Ive seen I cant un-see Ive spent my whole life just to get free And Im never gonna bewithout my pain and But I remember my mama told me (Mama told me) Mama told me (Mama 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 sense for me to make my exodus This scene flashing through child movie images I was nine old with spine hemorrhages me and him was in the house, no witnesses All Im thinking is, how Im a through this He his fist, my face grimaces I dont reminisce, I remember the nervousness when he came home up the steps Mom he beatin' me bad first escaped my She said that I was a fuck up and I deserved shit could I have possibly done I was only nine With fucking in my eye she told me stop crying Im looking for a sign, the sun ever shine Im an only child; say that love is blind
[Refrain: XL & Akili Nickson] She she shouldve done this She shouldve done Pack my 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 my mama told me (Mama told me) told me (Mama told me) I what my mama told me
2: Chino XL] Now in retrospect as a looking back my own flesh of my flesh Theres no for that I also have heard that what dont kill us make us But the abuse I took, took away my hunger inside my imagination I learned hate Planning my escape, my personal faith She blamed it on the drugs; she blamed it on the She blamed on her moms, but Im the one with Staring at that chipped wall in my room Im 13 old now I gotta do something soon It was the 6th of June inside my mouth was a wound My step father to put in me in a tomb Momma me my real daddy didnt want me I figured new man must be special if she let him hurt me Now I aint have a mother, and he have no mercy Why did god curse me? Maybe Im meant to
[Refrain: Chino XL & Nickson] She said she shouldve done She shouldve done Pack my bags and never back Some that Ive seen I cant un-see Ive spent my whole just trying to get free And Im never bewithout my pain and misery But I remember what my mama told me (Mama me) Mama me (Mama told me) I remember my mama told me
[Verse 3: XL] I finally decided I wouldnt take it no more I had a steak that Ive been hiding in my right drawer He had punch my right jaw just the before I stood silently outside his bedroom But every breath I took I felt like there was angels me Soon his death would be a mystery to me I saw a move, he finally coming through I swung a at dude, if I had only knew The life slipping out a body was my mom I had no idea that she was in the too Wiping tears from my this cant be true My step father in the bed still off cheap brew I knelled down to to hear a last truth She son I never loved him more than you I still hate myself, I tried to hang The belt broke, that was 20 years ago
[Chino XL & Nickson] x2 She said she shouldve this She done that Pack my and never look back Some that Ive seen I cant un-see Ive spent my whole just trying to get free And Im never bewithout my pain and misery But I remember my mama told me (Mama told me) Mama told me (Mama me) I remember my mama told me