You are
When I was me and my mama had beef Seventeen years old out on the streets Though at the time, I never thought I'd see her face Ain't a woman alive that could take my place Suspended from school, and to go home, I was a fool With the big boys, breaking all the I shed tears with my sister the years we was poorer than the other little kids And even though we had daddy's, the same drama When things wrong we'd blame mama I reminisce on the stress I caused, it was Hugging on my from a jail cell And who'd think in Hey! I see the penitentiary, one day And running from the police, right Mama me, put a whooping to my backside And as a crack fiend, mama You always was a black queen, I finally For a woman it easy trying to raise a man You always was A poor single mother on welfare, me how ya did it There's no way I can pay you But the plan is to you that I understand You are
Don't ya know we ya? Sweet lady Dear Place no one above ya, lady You are Don't ya know we ya?
Now ain't tell us it was fair No from my daddy cause the coward wasn't there He passed away and I didn't cry, cause my Wouldn't let me for a stranger They say I'm and I'm heartless, but all along I was for a father he was gone I hung around with the Thugs, and even though sold drugs They showed a young brother I moved out and really hanging I needed money of my own so I started I ain't guilty cause, though I sell rocks It feels good money in your mailbox I love paying rent the rent's due I hope ya got the diamond that I sent to you 'Cause when I was low you was for me And left me alone because you cared for me And I could see you coming home after work in the kitchen trying to fix us a hot plate Ya working with the scraps you was given And made miracles every Thanksgiving But now the road got rough, alone You're trying to raise two bad kids on own And no way I can pay you back But my is to show you that I understand You are
Don't ya we love ya? Sweet lady And mama Place no one above ya, sweet You are ya know we love ya?
Pour out some liquor and I reminisce, cause the drama I can always depend on my And it seems that I'm hopeless You say the words can get me back in focus When I was as a little kid To me happy there's no limit to the things you did And all my childhood Are full of all the sweet you did for me And even I act crazy I gotta thank the that you made me There are no words that can express how I You never kept a secret, always stayed And I appreciate, how you me And all the love that you gave me I wish I could take the away If you can make it through the there's a brighter day will be alright if ya hold on It's a struggle everyday, gotta on And no way I can pay you back But my plan is to you that I understand You are
Don't ya know we love ya? Sweet And dear Place no one above ya, lady You are ya know we love ya?
Sweet And dear
mama Lady, lady,