[Refrain: Chino XL & Nickson] She said she done this She shouldve that Pack my and never look back Some things that Ive seen I cant Ive my whole life just trying to get free And Im never bewithout my pain and misery But I remember what my mama me (Mama told me) Mama told me (Mama me) I remember my mama told me
[Verse 1: XL] I to my feet to regain consciousness The floor half of blood, Im a pessimist It sense for me to make my exodus This scene flashing through child movie images I was nine years old spine hemorrhages Just me and him was in the house, no All Im thinking is, how Im a live through He his fist, my face grimaces I dont reminisce, I remember the Feeling nervousness when he came up the steps Mom he beatin' me bad first my lips She said that I was a up and I deserved this shit What could I have possibly done I was only With fucking stitches in my eye she me stop crying Im looking for a sign, the sun dont shine Im an only child; they say love is blind
Chino XL & Akili Nickson] She she shouldve done this She done that Pack my bags and never back Some things Ive seen I cant un-see Ive spent my whole life just to get free And Im never bewithout my pain and misery But I remember what my mama me (Mama told me) Mama me (Mama told me) I what my mama told me
[Verse 2: XL] Now in retrospect as a looking back Having my own of my flesh Theres no for that I also heard that what 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 personal She blamed it on the she blamed it on the times She on her moms, but Im the one with scars 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 was a bloody 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 aint have no Why did god curse me? Maybe Im meant to
[Refrain: Chino XL & Nickson] She said she done this She shouldve that Pack my bags and look back Some things that Ive seen I cant Ive spent my whole life just to get free And Im gonna bewithout my pain and misery But I remember what my mama me (Mama told me) Mama me (Mama told me) I remember what my mama me
3: Chino XL] I finally decided that I take it no more I had a steak knife that Ive been hiding in my drawer He had punch my right jaw the night before I stood silently his bedroom door But every breath I took I felt like there was angels me his death would be a mystery even to me I saw a move, he finally coming through I swung a knife at dude, if I had knew The life out a body was my mom dukes I had no idea she was in the room too Wiping tears from my eyes this be true My step father drunk in the bed off cheap brew I knelled down to momma to hear a truth She said son I never him more than you I still hate myself, I tried to myself The leather broke, that was 20 years ago
XL & Akili Nickson] x2 She said she done this She done that my bags and never look back Some that Ive seen I cant un-see Ive spent my life just trying to get free And Im never gonna my pain and misery But I remember what my told me (Mama told me) told me (Mama told me) I remember what my told me