[Refrain: Chino XL & 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 whole life just to get free And Im never gonna bewithout my and misery But I remember what my told me (Mama told me) told me (Mama told me) I remember what my mama me
1: Chino XL] I to my feet to regain consciousness The half full of blood, Im a pessimist It makes for me to make my exodus This scene flashing through child movie images I was years old with 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 the stress Feeling nervousness when he came up the steps Mom he me bad first escaped my lips She said that I was a fuck up and I this shit What could I have possibly I was only nine fucking stitches in my eye she told me stop crying Im for a sign, the sun dont ever shine Im an only child; they say that love is
[Refrain: Chino XL & Akili She said she done this She shouldve that Pack my and never look back Some things that Ive I cant un-see Ive spent my whole just trying to get free And Im never gonna bewithout my pain and But I remember what my mama me (Mama told me) Mama told me (Mama me) I remember my mama told me
[Verse 2: XL] Now in retrospect as a looking back Having my own of my flesh Theres no excuse for I also have heard that what kill us make us stronger But the abuse that I took, took my hunger Living inside my imagination I hate my escape, losing my personal faith She it on the drugs; 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 years old now I gotta do something It was the 6th of June inside my mouth was a bloody My step vowed to put in me in a tomb 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 no mercy Why did god curse me? Maybe Im to suffer
[Refrain: XL & Akili Nickson] She said she done this She done that Pack my bags and never back Some things Ive seen I cant un-see Ive spent my whole just trying to get free And Im gonna bewithout my pain and misery But I remember my mama told me (Mama told me) Mama me (Mama told me) I remember my mama told me
[Verse 3: XL] I decided that 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 night I stood silently his bedroom door But every 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 finally through I a knife at dude, if I had only knew The slipping 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 to hear a last truth She said son I never him more than you I still hate myself, I to hang myself The leather belt broke, that was 20 ago
[Chino XL & Nickson] x2 She said she done this She shouldve done my bags and never look back Some things that Ive seen I cant 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 what my mama told me