Hey Mama

Hey mama, it's me Said you better wait, child Said you've been a long time running Hey mama, answer me Baby boy, you better sit down Can't listen when the sun's out My only son, this will be so hard to hear C'mon, mama, what do you mean? I know you've been knocked down I know it ain't all been easy Nothing ever good really is Why you gotta wait so long? Why you gotta wait so long? But she said, "Son Let me reason with you You think you carry such a weight I know I never beat you, boy Better start acting like This here's a race" You ain't gone far enough to say At least I've tried You ain't worked hard enough to say "Well, I've done mine" You ain't run far enough to say "My legs have failed" You ain't gone far enough You ain't worked hard enough You ain't run far enough to say It ain't gonna get any better You picked the bad time You picked the bad time to listen to me You picked the bad time You picked the bad time to listen to me You picked the bad time You picked the bad time to listen to me You picked the bad time You picked the bad time to listen to me You ain't gone far enough to say "At least, I tried" You ain't worked hard enough to say "Well, I've done mine" You ain't run far enough to say "My legs have failed" You ain't gone far enough You ain't worked hard enough You ain't run far enough to say It ain't gonna get any better