[Refrain: Chino XL & Akili She said she shouldve this She shouldve that Pack my bags and never look things that Ive seen I cant un-see Ive spent my whole life trying to get free And Im gonna bewithout my pain and misery But I remember my mama told me (Mama told me) told me (Mama told me) I what my mama told me
1: Chino XL] I scramble to my feet to consciousness The floor half full of blood, Im a It sense for me to make my exodus This scene flashing through child movie images I was nine years old spine hemorrhages me and him was in the house, no witnesses All Im is, how Im a live through this He unclenched his fist, my grimaces I reminisce, I remember the stress Feeling when he came home up the steps Mom he me bad first escaped my lips She said that I was a fuck up and I deserved this What could I have possibly done I was only fucking stitches in my eye she told me stop crying Im looking for a sign, the sun dont shine Im an child; they say that love is blind
[Refrain: XL & Akili Nickson] She said she done this She shouldve that Pack my bags and never look Some things that Ive 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) Mama me (Mama told me) I remember what my mama me
[Verse 2: XL] Now in as a father looking back my own flesh of my flesh Theres no for that I have heard that what dont kill us make us stronger But the abuse that I took, away my hunger inside my imagination I learned hate Planning my escape, losing my 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 paint in my room Im 13 old now I gotta do something soon It was the 6th of inside my mouth was a bloody wound My step father to put in me in a tomb Momma told me my real daddy didnt me I this 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 me? Maybe Im meant to suffer
[Refrain: XL & Akili Nickson] She said she done this She done that my bags and never 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 remember what my mama told me (Mama me) Mama told me (Mama me) I remember my mama told me
[Verse 3: XL] I finally decided that I wouldnt take it no I had a steak knife that Ive hiding in my right drawer He had my right jaw just the night before I stood outside his bedroom door But every breath I took I felt like there was angels me Soon his would be a mystery even 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 from my eyes this cant be true My step father in the bed still off cheap brew I knelled down to momma to a last truth She said son I never him more than you I hate myself, I tried to hang myself The leather belt broke, that was 20 ago
[Chino XL & Nickson] x2 She said she shouldve this She shouldve done my bags and never look back Some things that Ive I cant un-see Ive my whole life just trying to get free And Im gonna bewithout my pain and misery But I remember what my mama told me (Mama me) Mama told me (Mama me) I remember what my mama me