Dear Mama lyrics

Artist  : Tupac Shakur 
Song : Dear Mama



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When I was young,
me and my mama had beef
17 years old kicked
out on tha streets
though back in tha time, I
never thought I'd see her face
ain't a woman
alive that can take my momma's place
suspended
from school, scared ta go home
I was a fool
with tha big boys breaking all tha rules
shed
tears with my baby sister
over tha years we
wuz poorer than tha other little kids
and even
though we had different daddies
tha same drama
when things went wrong we blamed mama
I
reminised on tha stress I caused, it wuz
hell
hugg'en on my mama from a jail
cell
and who'ed think in elementary, heeeey
i'd see tha penitentiary
One day
running
from tha Police, that's right
Momma catch
me--put a whoop'en to my backside
and even as
a crack fiend mama,
ya always was a black
queen mama
I finally understand for a
woman
it ain't easy--trying ta raise a
man
ya always wuz commited, a poor single
mother on welfare,
tell me how ya did
it
there's no way I can pay ya back
but tha
plan is ta show ya that I understand.
you are
appreciated......



Chorus
Laaaaady,
don't cha know we luv ya
Sweeeet Laaaady, place
no one above ya
Sweeeet Laaaady, don't cha know
we luv ya

Ain't nobody tell us it wuz
fair
no luv for my daddy, cause tha coward
wuzn't there
he passed away and I didn't
cry
cause my anger, wouldn't let me feel for a
stranger
they say i'm wrong and i'm
heartless
but all along I wuz looking for a
father--he wuz gone
I hung around with tha
thug's and even though they sold drugs
they
showed a young brother luv
I moved out and
started really hang'in
I needed money of my
own so I started slang'in
I ain't guilty
cause, even though I sell rocks
It feels good,
putting money in your mailbox
I love paying
rent when tha rents due
I hope ya got tha
diamond necklace that I sent to you
cause when
I wuz low, you was there for me
ya never left
me alone, cause ya cared for me
and I can see
ya coming home after work late
ya in tha
kitchen trying ta fix us a hot plate
just
working with tha scraps you wuz given
and mama
made miracles every Thanksgiving
but now tha
road got rough, your alone
trying ta raise two
bad kids on your own
and there's no way I can
pay ya back
but my plan is ta show ya that I
understand
you are
appreciated.....



Chorus
Laaaaady,
don't cha know we luv ya
Sweeeet Laaaady, place
no one above ya
Sweeeet Laaaady, don't cha know
we luv ya

pour out some liquor and I
remenise
cause through tha drama, I can always
depend on my mama
and when it seems that i'm
hopeless
you say tha words that can get me
back in focus
when I wuz sick as a little
kid
ta keep me happy theres no limit to tha
things ya did
and all my childhood
memories
are full of all tha sweet things ya
did for me
and even though I act craaaazy
I
got ta thank tha Lord that ya maaaade me
There
are no words that can express how I feel
Ya
never kept a secret, always stayed real
and I
appreciate how ya raised me
and all tha extra
love that ya gave me
I wish I could take tha
pain away
If you can make it through tha
night, there's a brighter day
everything'll be
alright if ya hold on
it's a
struggle
everyday gotta roll on
and there's
no way I can pay ya back
but my plan is ta show
ya that I understand
you are
appreciated.......



Chorus
Laaaaady,
don't cha know we luv ya
Sweeeet Laaaady, place
no one above ya
Sweeeet Laaaady, don't cha know
we luv ya, Sweeeet
Laaaady

Laaaady...[fades]...Laaaady