Mama (Loves a Crackhead)

So he says he loves you, wants to be his wife?

But he's too hooked on the crack pipe for that to be right

It's all lies, none of it's true

Though it hurts, you know what you gotta do, cut him loose

Like a dirty needle, you don't know where he's been

All I know is I've seen him high, when he says he's clean

There was a gray patch when he first bust on the scene

But as the mystery unraveled, all became black and white

Know what I mean?

We can never be friends, he can go to hell

No more hangin' round the house like a bad smell

Either he goes or I do

It's your decision, mama, it's all on you

You're too old to be naive and I know you ain't ignorant

That's what's botherin' me, ma, 'cause you're goin' on different

I ain't never seen you loved up like this before

Why is it everybody, but you, can see that you deserve more?

Mama, can't you see

What he's tryna do to you and to me?

Mama, it's so black and white

While you're just sittin' at home, he's out smokin' crack tonight

And I can't go for that

No, no can do

I can't go for that

Can't go for that, can't go for that

When I first met him, thought he was cool

Had a few things in common, like supportin' Arsenal

I saw the way he made you happy like a love fool

Calmed you down when times were hard up, stressful

But all that don't matter to shit

When he starts actin' like a little kid

Treatin' you as if you were some kind of bitch

Mama, you ain't rich, but still he borrows your money

And never pays you back, 'cause every penny he gets, he spends on that

Bad habit of his, fuckin' takes the piss

Bringin' that slut into our house, that's the ultimate diss

Now I know you threw him out for that

But how long's it gonna be before you take him back?

Mum, I know you're lonely, but I know you're the only

One who can't see that this bloke is a phony

And he don't really care 'bout you Mum

He just says he does 'cause he fuckin' thinks you're dumb

Mama, can't you see

What he's tryna do to you and to me?

Mama, it's so black and white

While you're just sittin' at home, he's out smokin' crack tonight

And I can't go for that

No, no can do

I can't go for that

Can't go for that, can't go for that

My mama loves a crackhead

Is that what I'm supposed to tell my friends

When they ask how I'm doin', am I supposed to pretend?

Act like there's nothin's wrong when there blatantly is?

Turn the other cheek when he's takin' a piss?

Fuck that, that's not how the man of the house acts

I gotta defend my territory, guard my patch

When I know he's doin' dodgy shit behind your back

Put my foot down, stand my ground and that

This has got to stop, whether the guy buns crack or not

His head ain't there, he's fuckin' lost the plot

Dead and buried is the apt phrase, can't even act right

Can't even act his age, that's so fuckin' lame

Thirty somethin' years old, he should feel ashamed

If I was him, I'd slit my veins at the mains

Run a lukewarm bath and sit in it till my arteries drain

Do it right this time, so I ain't gotta do it again

'Cause there's nothin' more pathetic than a cry for help

Either you do or you don't wanna kill yourself

Everybody knows you got a problem, so it don't matter if you admit it

What you gotta do is be a man and fuckin' deal with it

I know the truth hurts, mama

But this shit has got to be said

He don't love you, he never has and that's a fact

'Cause the only thing he really loves in this world is crack

Mama, can't you see

What he's tryna do to you and to me?

Mama, it's so black and white

While you're just sittin' at home, he's out smokin' crack tonight

And I can't go for that

No, no can do

I can't go for that

Can't go for that, can't go for that

No, no, I can't go for that

No, no can do

I can't go for that

Can't go for that, can't go for that

No, no, I can't go for that