Dear Mama

Dear momma I want to tell you You'll always be my everything We were poor, but I never knew that You kept me safe under your wing If I could be half the lady you've shown me how to be Dear mamma Can you see yourself in me? The apple don't fall too far from the tree We got the same eyes same smile same kind of energy Even though I'm grown now your baby I will always be All I've ever wanted Is to make you proud of me You're the first best Friend I ever had Tomboys turned beauty queens In the playhouse Where we'd hide out Made us a world of make believe If I could be half the mother you've shown me how to be Dear mama I hope you see yourself in me The apple don't fall too far from the tree We got the same eyes same smile same kind of energy Even though I'm grown now your baby I will always be All I've ever wanted Is to make you proud of me Dear mama I never told ya The fire in you it burns in me Despite the rough road I hope that you know I still believe that you'll break free A mothers love is the kind of light that fills an empty room And mama, let me shine it back on you Cause the apple don't fall too far from the tree We got the same eyes same smile same kind of energy Even though I'm grown now your baby I will always be All I've ever wanted Is to make you proud of me