[Refrain: Chino XL & Nickson] She said she shouldve done She shouldve done Pack my bags and look back Some things that Ive seen I cant 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 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 makes sense for me to make my This scene flashing through child monic movie I was years 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 grimaces I dont reminisce, I remember the nervousness 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 this shit What could I possibly done I was only nine With fucking stitches in my eye she me stop crying Im looking for a sign, the sun ever shine Im an child; they say that love is blind
[Refrain: Chino XL & Nickson] She said she shouldve this She shouldve that Pack my and never look back Some things Ive seen I cant un-see Ive spent my whole life trying to get free And Im never gonna bewithout my and misery But I remember what my told me (Mama told me) Mama me (Mama told me) I remember what my told me
2: Chino XL] Now in retrospect as a father looking Having my own 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 Living my imagination I learned hate Planning my escape, losing my 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 paint in my room Im 13 old now I gotta do something soon It was the 6th of June my mouth was a bloody wound My step father vowed to put in me in a Momma told me my real daddy want me I figured this new man must be if she let him hurt me Now I have a mother, and he aint have no mercy Why did god curse me? Im meant to suffer
[Refrain: Chino XL & Akili She said she shouldve done She done that Pack my bags and never look Some things that Ive I cant un-see Ive spent my whole life just trying to get 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
3: Chino XL] I finally decided I wouldnt take it no more I had a steak knife that Ive hiding in my right drawer He had punch my jaw just the night before I silently outside his bedroom door But every I took I felt like there was angels with me Soon his death would be a mystery to me I saw a shadow move, he coming through I a knife at dude, if I had only knew The life slipping out a body was my mom I had no idea she was in the room too Wiping from my eyes this cant be true My father drunk in the bed still off cheap brew I knelled down to momma to hear a truth She said son I never loved him more you I still hate myself, I tried to hang The leather belt broke, that was 20 ago
[Chino XL & Akili x2 She said she done this She done that Pack my bags and look back 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 what my told me (Mama told me) Mama told me (Mama me) I what my mama told me