Mama Raised Me

Mama raised me (Raised me)

I'ma thug, but still mama baby (Baby) (I love my mama)

Daddy wasn't home, so mama raised me (Raised me) (I love my mama)

I'ma thug, but still mama baby (Baby)

Daddy wasn't home, so mama raised me (Raised me) (I love my mama)

I'ma thug, but still mama baby (Baby)

Daddy wasn't home, so mama raised me (Raised me) (I love my mama)

I'ma thug, but still mama baby (Baby)

I live my life as a thug, roll with some killers

Slang crack to some dope fiends, ride with some drug dealers

Find me in the third ward pullin' all nighters

Keep a TEC nine cocked for any **** that don't like

Throw up your soldier rag if you rowdy

I represent a million motherfuckers that's 'bout it

Mama couldn't control my destiny as a street thug

Find me in the Range Rover buyin', slingin' street drugs

Even though this ghetto got me crazy (Crazy)

Every time I go to jail, mama get me out 'cause I'm her baby

Daddy wasn't home, so mama raised me (Raised me)

I'ma thug, but still mama baby (Baby) (I love my mama)

Daddy wasn't home, so mama raised me (Raised me) (I love my mama)

I'ma thug, but still mama baby (Baby) (I love my mama)

I'ma gangsta, located in the alleys in Cali

Shoot dice with killers, and smoke with the dealers

You can't tell me shit about them streets, homie

I done seen it, and done it, and lived the real from the phonies

Out for this money, homies maintain they composure

Since kids on the corners sellin' dope by the police

Now I'm a soldier motherfucker for the chips

When I dips the trip on GP, straight for DP

Flip the script, it's a trip how my mama raised me

Pops wasn't home, left us all alone

Wasn't no thing, 'cause my mama got game

She showed me everything, except how to be a man

I understand, for all the streets and the jail time I caught

The pain I brought, that wasn't what you taught

It's probably pops fault, how I ended up

Gangbangin', crack slingin', not givin' a fuck

Two strikes in my life, a **** fed up

Mama say, "Don't let up, and baby boy, keep your head up"

(I love my mama)

Daddy wasn't home, so mama raised me (Raised me)

I'ma thug, but still mama baby (Baby) (I love my mama)

Daddy wasn't home, so mama raised me (Raised me)

I'ma thug, but still mama baby (I love my mama)

Now picture me, a ghetto child, runnin' wild

Maybe if a lot of **** had father figures

The world wouldn't be like it is now

I made moms proud, when you mention me, she smile

It feels good buyin' moms a car and a house

And my pop been locked up for ten years

Life was a struggle, mom's shed so many tears

That's why baby got nothing that I love so much

The only one can hurt my feelings, when she fuss

Mama, I love you 'cause you brought me here

But **** startin' to hate, and it's gettin' dark in here

But I remember what you told me

And do what you showed me

To take it slowly

Daddy wasn't home, so mama raised me (Raised me)

I'ma thug, but still mama baby (Baby)

Daddy wasn't home, so mama raised me (Raised me)

I'ma thug, but still mama baby

Daddy wasn't home, so mama raised me (Raised me)

I'ma thug, but still mama baby (Baby)

Daddy wasn't home, so mama raised me (Raised me)

I'ma thug, but still mama baby