[Refrain: Chino XL & Akili She said she shouldve done She shouldve 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 my mama told me (Mama told me) Mama me (Mama told me) I remember what my mama me
[Verse 1: XL] I scramble to my feet to regain The floor half full of blood, Im a It makes for me to make my exodus This scene flashing through child movie images I was nine years old with 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 reminisce, I remember the stress Feeling nervousness he came home up the steps Mom he beatin' me bad first my lips She said that I was a fuck up and I this shit What could I possibly done I was only nine With stitches in my eye she told me stop crying Im looking for a sign, the sun ever shine Im an only child; they say love is blind
Chino XL & Akili Nickson] She said she shouldve this She shouldve that Pack my bags and look back Some that Ive seen I cant un-see Ive spent my whole just trying to get free And Im never gonna my pain and misery But I remember what my told me (Mama told me) Mama told me (Mama me) I remember what my told me
[Verse 2: XL] Now in as a father looking back Having my own flesh of my Theres no excuse for I also have heard that what dont us make us stronger But the abuse that I took, away my hunger inside my imagination I learned hate Planning my escape, my personal faith She blamed it on the drugs; she blamed it on the She blamed on her moms, but Im the one 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 bloody My step father to put in me in a tomb Momma me my real daddy didnt want me I figured this new man be special if she let him hurt me Now I aint have a mother, and he aint no mercy Why did god curse me? Im meant to suffer
[Refrain: XL & Akili Nickson] She said she shouldve done She done that Pack my bags and look back Some that 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 what my mama told me (Mama told me) Mama me (Mama told me) I what my mama told me
[Verse 3: XL] I finally decided that I take it no more I had a steak knife that Ive been hiding in my right He had punch my right jaw just the before I stood silently outside his bedroom But every breath I took I felt there was angels with me Soon his would be a mystery even to me I saw a shadow move, he finally through I swung a knife at dude, if I had only The life slipping out a body was my mom I had no idea she was in the room too tears from my eyes this cant be true My step drunk in the bed still off cheap brew I knelled down to momma to hear a truth She said son I never loved him than you I hate myself, I tried to hang myself The leather broke, that was 20 years ago
[Chino XL & Nickson] x2 She said she shouldve done She done that Pack my bags and never look Some things that Ive seen I un-see Ive spent my whole life trying to get free And Im never gonna bewithout my and misery But I remember what my mama me (Mama told me) Mama told me (Mama me) I remember what my told me