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Dear Mama (亲爱的妈妈) - Top 40 Hip-Hop Hits[00:00:00]
You are appreciated[00:00:05]
When I was young me and my mama had beef[00:00:11]
Seventeen years old kicked out on the streets[00:00:13]
Though back at the time, I never thought I'd see her face[00:00:16]
Ain't a woman alive that could take my mama's place[00:00:19]
Suspended from school; and scared to go home, I was a fool[00:00:22]
With the big boys, breakin all the rules[00:00:25]
I shed tears with my baby sister[00:00:28]
Over the years we was poorer than the other little kids[00:00:30]
And even though we had different daddy's, the same drama[00:00:33]
When things went wrong we'd blame mama[00:00:37]
I reminice on the stress I caused, it was hell[00:00:39]
Huggin on my mama from a jail cell[00:00:42]
And who'd think in elementary?[00:00:45]
Heeey! I see the penitentiary, one day[00:00:47]
And runnin from the police, that's right[00:00:51]
Mama catch me, put a whoopin to my backside[00:00:54]
And even as a crack fiend, mama[00:00:57]
You always was a black queen, mama[00:01:00]
I finally understand[00:01:02]
For a woman it ain't easy tryin to raise a man[00:01:04]
You always was committed[00:01:08]
A poor single mother on welfare, tell me how ya did it[00:01:10]
There's no way I can pay you back[00:01:13]
But the plan is to show you that I understand[00:01:15]
You are appreciated[00:01:18]
Lady[00:01:19]
Don't you know we love you sweet lady[00:01:22]
Place no one above you, sweet lady[00:01:27]
Don't you know we love you?[00:01:33]
Now ain't nobody tell us it was fair[00:01:36]
No love from my daddy cause the coward wasn't there[00:01:38]
He passed away and I didn't cry, cause my anger[00:01:41]
Wouldn't let me feel for a stranger[00:01:44]
They say I'm wrong and I'm heartless, but all along[00:01:47]
I was lookin for a father he was gone[00:01:50]
I hung around with the Thugs,[00:01:52]
And even though they sold drugs[00:01:54]
They showed a young brother love[00:01:56]
I moved out and started really hangin[00:01:58]
I needed money of my own so I started slangin[00:02:00]
I ain't guilty cause, even though I sell rocks[00:02:03]
It feels good puttin money in your mailbox[00:02:06]
I love payin rent when the rent's due[00:02:09]
I hope you got the diamond necklace that I sent to you[00:02:12]
Cause when I was low you was there for me[00:02:15]
And never left me alone because you cared for me[00:02:17]
And I could see you comin home after work late[00:02:20]
You're in the kitchen tryin to fix us a hot plate[00:02:23]
Just workin with the scraps you was given[00:02:26]
And mama made miracles every Thanksgivin[00:02:29]
But now the road got rough, you're alone[00:02:32]
Tring to raise two bad kids on your own[00:02:35]
And there's no way I can pay you back[00:02:37]
But my plan is to show you that I understand[00:02:40]
You are appreciated[00:02:43]
Lady[00:02:44]
Don't you know we love you sweet lady[00:02:46]
Place no one above you, sweet lady[00:02:52]
Don't you know we love you?[00:02:58]
Pour out some liquor and I reminsce, cause through the drama[00:03:00]
I can always depend on my mama[00:03:03]
And when it seems that I'm hopeless[00:03:06]
You say the words that can get me back in focus[00:03:08]
When I was sick as a little kid[00:03:11]
To keep me happy there's no limit to the things you did[00:03:14]
And all my childhood memories[00:03:17]
Are full of all the sweet things you did for me[00:03:20]
And even though I act crazy[00:03:23]
I gotta thank the Lord that you made me[00:03:25]
There are no words that can express how I feel[00:03:28]
You never kept a secret, always stayed real[00:03:31]
And I appreciate, how you raised me[00:03:34]
And all the extra love that you gave me[00:03:36]
I wish I could take the pain away[00:03:40]
If you can make it through the night there's a brighter day[00:03:42]
Everything will be alright if you hold on[00:03:45]
It's a struggle everyday, gotta roll on[00:03:48]
And there's no way I can pay you back[00:03:50]
But my plan is to show you that I understand[00:03:53]
You are appreciated Lady[00:03:56]
Don't you know we love you sweet lady[00:04:00]
Place no one above you, sweet lady[00:04:05]
Don't you know we love you?[00:04:11]
Dear mama[00:04:13]
You're appreciated lady[00:04:19]