This a letter to my mama
Thank you for always putting up with my drama
Can't wait 'til you see your baby boy countin' up all these commas
Told me never stop working 'cause ain't nobody gon' stop ya
Except for you get out your feelings and fight off your trauma
I know it's been a lot, I know the road hasn't been easy
I was sitting in my class asking if tonight you would feed me
Watching Chopped on Food Network on our fatback TV
I was up to no good but I was bad at being sneaky
Okay mama had to work almost everyday of the week
I tried to stay up to talk fell asleep, I felt weak
Do she not love me? Why ain't she ever home?
Why do my mama wanna leave me alone?
Going through college, raising kids while tryna hold a job
While I was out tripping, running sets and swinging with the mob
I was the man of house, I felt like I needed to make some money, uh
Only way I knew how was to run it up
Hood mama, she was raised up by the streets, yeah
Hood mama, that's how she raised me
Hood mama, now I know what you mean, yeah
(I think I finally get it now, mama, I think I was just tripping)
Mama, soon one day I'ma bring it home
You can quit your job and stop crying all alone
I'm sorry for them times when I don't pick up the phone
I'm busy tryna build a life off the unknown, yeah
Yeah, I'm gonna get you flown out here, yeah
Yeah, this a letter to my mama
I was trying to live me a different life
I was in school tripping, running around and getting into fights
I remember I heard my homie got caught up put on his head
I wanted revenge, I packed up my shit and then my mama said
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, slow down where you going
Oh, oh, oh, out of town, yeah, I'm knowing
Stay on the low, you don't know who be roaming
Got to stay strong on your own, don't blow it"
And I know we had some bad times
But I know we had some good times
Mama, look at the man that you raised
He gon' be standing center stage
Mama, soon one day I'ma bring it home
You can quit your job and stop crying all alone
I'm sorry for them times when I don't pick up the phone
I'm busy tryna build a life off the unknown, yeah
Yeah, I'm gonna get you flown out here, yeah
Yeah, this a letter to my mama
Mama, look at the man that you raised
He gon' be standing center stage