You `bout to make me slam yo` back clean out
But i luv her till death do us part
Though she divorced my pop the hard way
Back in nineteen "yassey" for the past sixteen years
I took on the responsibility of daddy...
Ma ol` burd... puttin a real buzz in my ear, makin sho` it marinate
And not go out the other ear
Guess who? stood beside me when y`all wouldn`t force fed when I
Couldn`t lift a spoon to my skull
God is good, God is kind mimmicin` her taught me how to say mine ...
Grace improvised wit bakin` soda when it wasn`t no toothpaste
Now what that went with?? my ol` burd cried tears of joy
When she heard I wasn`t gon` serve time for possession
Of the "sawed off" runnin` out of spurs
When I came home blowed and couldn`t find the key hole, guess who
Unlocked the doors, my Ol` burd puttin` my hairs out
I better eat before you bug me to death
Shut-up you old ungrateful ass nigga, she trying to help yo` ass...
I wasn`t ready to eat yet but I enjoyed the dinner she said,
"I`m glad"
Slid down my esophagus wit ease, even though she have this skin disease,
That won`t allow me to gain weight do my own eyes deceive me
Guess who tuck me in before I started drivin this Benz
Again & again, told me not to and when I did...
Guess who beat the dog shit outta me kid
My Moma didn`t play, shiiit, I had to pick the switches...
You guess who!!!
My Moma, destination unknown, went out on her own
She was barely even grown and became my Moma
I never knew my dad, so even when the times got bad
I was glad cause I had my Moma
For so long she had to be strong
I know at certain times she was wrong
But she still my Moma, it still amazes me
The Lord had to help her raise me judging from the way I used to be
My Moma, the biggest player that I know I love her so
Hell everything I got I owe to my Moma
Thank you for caring, thank you for sharing yo` luv
I guess that was yo` way of preparing
Yo` son to be the one and not the two
To make you and my daddy`s dream come true
But what a surprise a car wreck left you paralyzed
The sheet was pulled over yo` eyes when the doctor advised
The family that you might not ever talk again
But you talkin` so I know that you gon` walk again
But take yo time, guess who`s the inspiration for the rhyme... My Moma
Who was tha first to hold you in some arms
Tha first to change your diaper when your stomach wasn`t calm
Your Moma, wit that drama brought you into this world
From a world of down under
I wonder now she know when I was lying, when I was telling the truth
With the proof she would explain how I`ve been skipping school
With that boys putting wholes on my back with the same belt
Around my waist that held my panst up
Takin` back only got you closer to Southern Bell
Got your forehead swell
I swear she knew when it was real or when it was fake like Clampetts
With dreads and if I couldn`t handle a situation then I fled
Behind closed doors I froze, in Garnett holes I rose
Who that hell got my bond
Standing in front of that two-inch glass
A woman ready to hand the cash over for her son...
My Mama!!
Sometimes we get it on, I know at times I`m wrong
Lookin` into my eyes just to let me know she tried is enough for me
I`m callin` a truce it seems we more like brother and sister
Even though she pay the bills wit the mister
Brought me home in `72 and gave me all she had
Cause I was left at birth she knew it could work
Since she gave me the first chance my song and dance
Pearl, my world, what would I do without her spark
Probably be on the street wit nothin` to eat but I got a happy home
Ever since my first day it`s heaven sent now I know
What it`s meant when I say
I appreciate what you`ve done and what you do your only son...
Guess who???
The only one that cares for real and really understands how I feel
Help me over come my fears and never left me through the years
So I dedicate this song for you, for all that you brought me through
I know there will never be another that will love me like my Mother
