[Refrain: XL & Akili Nickson] She said she shouldve this She shouldve that Pack my bags and look back Some things Ive seen I cant un-see Ive spent my life just trying to get free And Im never bewithout my pain and misery But I what my mama told me (Mama told me) Mama me (Mama told me) I remember what my mama me
1: Chino XL] I scramble to my feet to regain The floor half full of blood, Im a It makes sense for me to my exodus This scene flashing through child monic movie I was nine years old with spine Just me and him was in the house, no All Im thinking is, how Im a live through He unclenched his fist, my face I reminisce, I remember the stress 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 deserved this could I have possibly done I was only nine With fucking stitches in my eye she me stop crying Im for a sign, the sun dont ever shine Im an only child; they say that love is
[Refrain: Chino XL & Nickson] She said she shouldve this She done that my bags and never look back Some things that Ive seen I un-see Ive my whole life 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
[Verse 2: XL] Now in retrospect as a father back my own flesh of my flesh Theres no excuse for I also have that what dont kill us make us stronger But the abuse I took, took away my hunger Living inside my imagination I hate my escape, losing my personal faith 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 paint wall in my Im 13 years old now I do something soon It was the 6th of June inside my mouth was a wound My father vowed to put in me in a tomb Momma told me my 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 me? Maybe Im meant to suffer
[Refrain: Chino XL & Akili She said she shouldve this She done that Pack my and never look back Some that Ive seen I cant un-see Ive spent my whole life 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 3: XL] I finally decided that I wouldnt it no more I had a steak knife that Ive been hiding in my drawer He had punch my right jaw just the before I stood silently his bedroom door But every breath I took I felt like there was with me Soon his death be a mystery even to me I saw a move, he finally coming through I swung a knife at dude, if I had only 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 drunk in the bed still off brew I knelled down to momma to hear a truth She son I never loved him more than you I still hate myself, I tried to myself The leather belt broke, that was 20 ago
[Chino XL & Akili x2 She she shouldve done this She shouldve that 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 never gonna bewithout my pain and But I what my mama told me (Mama told me) Mama me (Mama told me) I remember what my told me