Mama

Back to where it all started from

Standing in the food line

Little child

Running wild

Born and raised on concrete streets and sidewalks (Mama, Mama)

Got lessons to learn, no time to burn (Hey, hey, hey, yeah)

Raised from the womb of a single mother

Dad wasn't too concerned

It's not a sad story, but a story just the same

All shared the pain

No matter the weather

See, we walked the streets kinda clever

We stick together like leather

Here's what she taught me

(She taught me Mama)

Better to have and not need, than to need and not have

(She taught me Mama)

Whatever you do today, don't be shame about it tomorrow

(I thought that)

See, that when people stared at me, I was fly as hell

(She taught me Mama, she taught me)

She taught me that

I'll be okay

I'll find my way

Now my world don't seem the same

(I got a lot more pain)

Got a lot more cheddar, but a lot more pain

(Hey, hey, hey, yeah)

Every now and then it seems that a brighter day is gonna come, oh yeah

But then the fun turns to guns

And the crowd begins to run

I can hear Mama's words in my head, saying

(She taught me, Mama)

Better to have and not need, than to need and not have

(She taught me, Mama)

If you pray for an elephant, boy, you better have a big backyard

(I thought that)

She said hat when people stare, I was fly as hell

(She taught me, Mama)

She taught me, taught me that

I'll be okay

I'll find my way

I'll be alright

Are we okay?

To say I'm okay

Keep on missing Mama

I Keep on missing Mama

God I miss her

I Keep on missing Mama

God I miss her

Lost in a world

Couldn't find my way

Walked inside

Lead me into a better day

Gave me the strength that I needed, still

She asked me to stay

Warned me there would come a day

A day when she would pass away

Didn't make any sense then, hey!

She, she gave me the throne

Gave me the love

Showed me the difference

From a fawn is to a dove, yeah!

Gave me my world, hey!

You made me, my mother

She was a good old girl, yeah, oh, woo!