Mama Lyrics

I'm a mama wantin' me to do is praise God, so I follow this love so I can find our love

I cause my mama lots of heartache and lot of pain

If I can do it all again, huh, stuff would be changed

Comin' up as a kid, I wanted to be a man, so I packed all my stuff and I up and ran

I ain't got no money and I ain't got nowhere to go

But bein' 12 years old, man, I just didn't know

Confused and lonely was how I was feelin'

Not a penny to my name, I learned to order, steal it

I hooked up with some thugs who showed me the rope

But a demon in my head told me I couldn't cope

But my mom's a struggler, she needs my help

So I post up at the corner to increase my wealth

I'm in the studio flowin', yet I'm slaggin' and stoned

So I can buy a big house for my three children

Now my mama raised me up since I was a kid

But I ran away from home at the age of ten

Didn't have no place to go, so I got a slingin' dope

Sellin' candy to the fiend was the only thing I know

Before I came up, I used to live my life broke

And mama always tell me, son, don't run to your kid, bro

So I continued to do what I had to do and play the man's role

Put clothes on your back and put the food on the stove

Cause everyday you see the struggle in this game

My daddy never played my little brother till the day he came

And mama, you know you always tell me to stay true

And mama, I still love you

Better be a man, better not cry, better pick and steal

Never lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul will kill

Better be a man, better not cry, better pick and steal

Never lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul will kill

Better be a man, better not cry, better pick and steal

Never lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul will kill

Better be a man, better not cry, better pick and steal

Never lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul will kill

Without havin' no daddy, I only look to my mother

To shelter and to feed me, my sister and two brothers

Only havin' enough cash in this world

To make it during this time, anything we wanted

We had to take it, no chops up or comin' in monthly shoe

We had to struggle in this governmental game

We all had to hustle every night

Before I closed my eyes, she made us pray

Sayin' believe in God, he gon' get us out of this one of these days

I looked at all of us so-called friends who did a wrong

Wonderin' how my mama kept her head high and spirit so strong

My mama brought me this far in life, so I gotta get back

Stand by her side, she's my guide

Mama, I won't slack

My mama raised three kids up all by herself

And God did a power to keep that food on the shelf

She worked her fingers to the bone, kept us all fed

But all she ever wanted was dinner, not to be in bed

See, everybody know my mama is a single parent

And didn't they also know that she is lovin' and carin'

My daddy wasn't around, he's still in the cell

At least he should've thought about me before he went to jail

Now my mama suddenly asked me, back in the child

For minimum wage, mama, please, it's time to bribe

I hate to see my mama workin' her fingers to the bone

So I made a promise to her one day, here we on

Cause breakin' rocks up at school, I know gon' get me fired

That's why she's occupation, her bein' a rap star

I'm doin' every single thing that I can

To hand you a meal, you been makin' me a man

Better be alive, better not cry, better think and steal

Better lay me down to sleep, I pray the lord my soul will kill

Better be a man, better not cry, better think and steal

Better lay me down to sleep, I pray the lord my soul will kill

Better be a man, better not cry, better think and steal

Better lay me down to sleep, I pray the lord my soul will kill

Better be a man, better not cry, better think and steal

Better lay me down to sleep, I pray the lord my soul will kill

Better be a man, better not cry, better think and steal

Better lay me down to sleep, I pray the lord my soul will kill

Better be a man, better not cry, better think and steal