Dear Mama-New Hip Hop All Starz

[ti:Dear Mama] [ar:Graham Blvd.] [al:90s Pop Hits Vol.10] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Dear Mama (亲爱的妈妈) - New Hip Hop All Starz [00:05.29]You are appreciated [00:06.69] [00:11.36]When I was young me and my mama had beef [00:13.65]Seventeen years old kicked out on the streets [00:16.46]Though back at the time, I never thought I'd see her face [00:19.33]Ain't a woman alive that could take my mama's place [00:22.03]Suspended from school; and scared to go home, I was a fool [00:25.67]With the big boys, breakin all the rules [00:27.26] [00:28.23]I shed tears with my baby sister [00:30.20]Over the years we was poorer than the other little kids [00:32.87] [00:33.66]And even though we had different daddy's, the same drama [00:37.00]When things went wrong we'd blame mama [00:39.51]I reminice on the stress I caused, it was hell [00:42.62]Huggin on my mama from a jail cell [00:44.88] [00:45.89]And who'd think in elementary? [00:47.87]Heeey! I see the penitentiary, one day [00:51.08] [00:51.87]And runnin from the police, that's right [00:54.48]Mama catch me, put a whoopin to my backside [00:57.48]And even as a crack fiend, mama [01:00.26]You always was a black queen, mama [01:02.91]I finally understand [01:04.40]For a woman it ain't easy tryin to raise a man [01:07.61] [01:08.85]You always was committed [01:10.19]A poor single mother on welfare, tell me how ya did it [01:13.70]There's no way I can pay you back [01:15.24]But the plan is to show you that I understand [01:17.67] [01:18.55]You are appreciated [01:19.77]Lady [01:20.83] [01:22.15]Don't you know we love you sweet lady [01:26.62] [01:27.73]Place no one above you, sweet lady [01:32.21] [01:33.37]Don't you know we love you? [01:36.29]Now ain't nobody tell us it was fair [01:38.31]No love from my daddy cause the coward wasn't there [01:41.09]He passed away and I didn't cry, cause my anger [01:44.84]Wouldn't let me feel for a stranger [01:47.18]They say I'm wrong and I'm heartless, but all along [01:50.10]I was lookin for a father he was gone [01:52.28] [01:52.85]I hung around with the Thugs, [01:54.70]And even though they sold drugs [01:56.37]They showed a young brother love [01:57.94] [01:58.56]I moved out and started really hangin [02:00.63]I needed money of my own so I started slangin [02:03.51]I ain't guilty cause, even though I sell rocks [02:06.39]It feels good puttin money in your mailbox [02:09.47]I love payin rent when the rent's due [02:12.06]I hope you got the diamond necklace that I sent to you [02:14.47] [02:15.00]Cause when I was low you was there for me [02:17.66]And never left me alone because you cared for me [02:20.43]And I could see you comin home after work late [02:23.28]You're in the kitchen tryin to fix us a hot plate [02:25.67] [02:26.71]Just workin with the scraps you was given [02:29.33]And mama made miracles every Thanksgivin [02:31.76] [02:32.32]But now the road got rough, you're alone [02:35.00]Tring to raise two bad kids on your own [02:37.95]And there's no way I can pay you back [02:40.27]But my plan is to show you that I understand [02:43.23]You are appreciated [02:44.63]Lady [02:45.80] [02:46.85]Don't you know we love you sweet lady [02:50.23] [02:52.44]Place no one above you, sweet lady [02:56.89] [02:58.03]Don't you know we love you? [03:00.86]Pour out some liquor and I reminsce, cause through the drama [03:03.56]I can always depend on my mama [03:05.57] [03:06.36]And when it seems that I'm hopeless [03:08.44]You say the words that can get me back in focus [03:10.90] [03:11.96]When I was sick as a little kid [03:14.16]To keep me happy there's no limit to the things you did [03:17.62]And all my childhood memories [03:19.55] [03:20.07]Are full of all the sweet things you did for me [03:22.43] [03:23.14]And even though I act crazy [03:25.71]I gotta thank the Lord that you made me [03:28.80]There are no words that can express how I feel [03:31.36]You never kept a secret, always stayed real [03:34.14]And I appreciate, how you raised me [03:36.88]And all the extra love that you gave me [03:39.44] [03:40.18]I wish I could take the pain away [03:42.38]If you can make it through the night there's a brighter day [03:45.04]Everything will be alright if you hold on [03:48.00]It's a struggle everyday, gotta roll on [03:50.86]And there's no way I can pay you back [03:53.68]But my plan is to show you that I understand [03:55.99] [03:56.77]You are appreciated Lady [03:58.51] [04:00.22]Don't you know we love you sweet lady [04:03.80] [04:05.82]Place no one above you, sweet lady [04:09.86] [04:11.28]Don't you know we love you? [04:13.96]Dear mama [04:15.50] [04:19.59]You're appreciated lady