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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 a woman alive that could take my mama's place Suspended from school, and scared to go home, I was a With the big boys, all the rules I shed tears with my baby Over the years we was poorer than the little kids And even though we had different daddy's, the same When things went wrong we'd mama I reminisce on the I caused, it was hell Hugging on my from a jail cell And think in elementary? Hey! I see the penitentiary, one day And running the police, that's right catch me, put a whooping to my backside And even as a fiend, mama You always was a black queen, I understand For a woman it easy trying to raise a man You was committed A poor mother on welfare, tell me how ya did it There's no way I can pay you But the plan is to show you that I You are
Don't ya know we love ya? Sweet Dear Place no one ya, sweet lady You are Don't ya we love ya?
Now ain't nobody tell us it was No from my daddy cause the coward wasn't there He passed away and I cry, cause my anger let me feel for a stranger They say I'm wrong and I'm heartless, but all I was for a father he was gone I hung with the Thugs, and even though they sold drugs They showed a young brother I moved out and really hanging I money of my own so I started slanging I ain't guilty cause, even though I rocks It good putting money in your mailbox I love paying rent when the due I ya got the diamond necklace that I sent to you 'Cause when I was low you was for me And never left me because you cared for me And I could see you coming home work late You're in the kitchen to fix us a hot plate Ya just working with the scraps you was And mama made miracles every But now the road got rough, you're You're trying to two bad kids on your own And there's no way I can pay you But my plan is to you that I understand You are
Don't ya know we love ya? lady And mama Place no one ya, sweet lady You are Don't ya we love ya?
Pour out some liquor and I reminisce, cause the drama I can always on my mama And when it seems I'm hopeless You say the that can get me back in focus I was sick as a little kid To keep me happy there's no limit to the you did And all my childhood Are full of all the sweet you did for me And though I act crazy I gotta thank the Lord that you me are no words that can express how I feel You never kept a secret, always stayed And I appreciate, how you me And all the extra love you gave me I I could take the pain away If you can make it through the there's a brighter day Everything be alright if ya hold on It's a struggle everyday, roll on And no way I can pay you back But my plan is to show you I understand You are
Don't ya know we love ya? lady And mama Place no one above ya, lady You are Don't ya we love ya?
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