MOTHERLESS

Ooh, oh

My mama dead

My grandmama dead

To keep it honest, I get depressed and be feelin' scared

You see, I won't prepare it

And never will be

To think about your death, Denise, sometimes, it kill me

You won't believe it, mama

I achieved it, mama

I turned these hatin'-ass people to believers, mama

A Black boy born to a teen mama, mama

Gets regarded as a leader by his people, mama

If God set me back to normal to be next to you

I would gladly trade it all 'cause I be missin' you

I be missin' huggin' you, I miss kissin' you

I miss all the jewels and I miss all your wisdom too

Some days, I be mean as fuck, and I be meaner too

Fussin', fightin' over fuck-shit that be minuscule

Shay and Taj tell me that's just the Denice in you

And then send both your daughters, Mikey and Anniah too

Sometimes, I feel

Motherless

Mother, mother

My mama dead

Her mama dead

Her mama died in my arms, my ma said that wasn't fair

Her mama raised me, I told her she crazy

She told me, "One day, I'm gon' be gone, Micheal, you gon' see"

"That my mama wanted you, but you belong to me" (Amen)

And you don't understand the sacrifice that took from me (Amen)

Like, pullin' up on Sunday nights

Just to tell you, "I apologize, and mama, you was right"

Sometimes, I feel

Like a hole in my heart and I wanna call the Lord

But I don't know where to start

Sometimes, I feel

You used to pray for me

Motherless

My mama dead

My grandmama dead

I miss 'em so much, sometimes, I just cry and hold my head

They left the world of man, like me and make sure all prepared

To live a life to make sure my wife ain't gon' beg for bread

I got an altar in my home to honor both of them

Just this mornin', I was smokin', smoked to both of them

I asked Betty for her prayers over my generation

And I asked Niecy, "Keep me through my trials and tribulations"

Death'll come like thief in night and steal your joy away

Have you askin', "God, why You forsake your boy, today?"

Is this a blessing or a curse, or just some other shit?

No matter what, I'm numb as fuck 'cause I'm still motherless

My mama dead

My grandmama dead

My mama dead

My grandmama dead

Sometimes, I feel

My mama dead

My grandmama dead

Motherless

My mama dead

My grandmama dead

My mama dead

My grandmama dead

Mama

My mama dead

Mama

Mama

Sometimes

Sometimes, I need you, mother

Sweet

Sweet

Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet

Sweet, sweet, sweet

Denice, sweet

Hmm

Hmm-hmm

Sweet, sweet, sweet

Denice

Sweet mama