[Refrain: Chino XL & Akili She said she shouldve done She done that Pack my bags and never look Some things that Ive seen I un-see Ive spent my life just trying to get free And Im never gonna my pain and misery But I remember my mama told me (Mama told me) Mama me (Mama told me) I remember what my mama me
[Verse 1: XL] I to my feet to regain consciousness The half full of blood, Im a pessimist It makes sense for me to my exodus This flashing through child monic movie images I was nine old with spine hemorrhages Just me and him was in the house, no All Im is, how Im a live through this He unclenched his fist, my face I reminisce, I remember the stress nervousness when he came home up the steps Mom he beatin' me bad first my lips She that I was a fuck up and I deserved this shit What could I have possibly done I was nine With fucking stitches in my eye she told me stop Im for a sign, the sun dont ever shine Im an only child; they say love is blind
[Refrain: Chino XL & Akili She said she shouldve done She done that Pack my and never look back Some things Ive seen I cant un-see Ive spent my whole just trying to get free And Im never gonna my pain and misery But I remember what my mama me (Mama told me) Mama told me (Mama me) I remember what my told me
2: Chino XL] Now in as a father looking back my own flesh of my flesh Theres no for that I also have heard what dont kill us make us stronger But the abuse that I took, took away my Living my imagination I learned hate Planning my escape, losing my personal 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 wall in my Im 13 years old now I gotta do something It was the 6th of June inside my mouth was a bloody My step father to put in me in a tomb Momma told me my real didnt want me I this new man must be special if she let him hurt me Now I aint a mother, and he aint have no mercy Why did god curse me? Maybe Im to suffer
[Refrain: Chino XL & Akili She said she shouldve done She shouldve that Pack my bags and never back Some things that Ive seen I 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 what my mama me
[Verse 3: XL] I finally that I wouldnt take it no more I had a steak knife that Ive been hiding in my drawer He had punch my right jaw just the night I stood silently outside his bedroom But every breath I took I felt like there was angels me Soon his death be a mystery even to me I saw a shadow move, he finally through I swung a at dude, if I had only knew The life out a body was my mom dukes I had no that she was in the room too Wiping from my eyes this cant be true My step drunk in the bed still off cheap brew I knelled to momma to hear a last truth She said son I never him more than you I still hate myself, I tried to myself The belt broke, that was 20 years ago
[Chino XL & Nickson] x2 She she shouldve done this She shouldve done Pack my bags and never back Some things that Ive seen I cant Ive spent my whole life trying to get free And Im never gonna bewithout my pain and But I remember my mama told me (Mama told me) told me (Mama told me) I remember what my told me