Dear Mama-Dubble Trubble

[ti:Dear Mama] [ar:Hip Hop Masters] [al:Essential Hip Hop Classics - The Top 30 Best Ever HipHop Hits Of All Time !] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Dear Mama (Explicit) - Dubble Trubble [00:05.48]You are appreciated [00:06.92] [00:11.44]When I was young me and my mama had beef [00:13.60]Seventeen years old kicked out on the streets [00:16.25]Though back at the time [00:17.65]I never thought I'd see her face [00:19.10]Ain't a woman alive that could take my mama's place [00:21.86]Suspended from school; [00:23.17]And scared to go home I was a fool [00:25.54]With the big boys breakin all the rules [00:27.62]I shed tears with my baby sister [00:29.90]Over the years we was poorer than the other little kids [00:33.76]And even though we had different daddy's [00:35.63]The same drama [00:36.92]When things went wrong we'd blame mama [00:39.26]I reminice on the stress I caused it was hell [00:42.37]Huggin on my mama from a jail cell [00:44.90]And who'd think in elementary [00:47.37]Heeey I see the penitentiary one day [00:51.18]And runnin from the police that's right [00:54.10]Mama catch me put a whoopin to my backside [00:57.12]And even as a crack fiend mama [00:59.82]You always was a black queen mama [01:02.63]I finally understand [01:04.18]For a woman it ain't easy tryin to raise a man [01:07.63]You always was committed [01:10.40]A poor single mother on welfare [01:12.05]Tell me how ya did it [01:13.84]There's no way I can pay you back [01:15.70]But the plan is to show you that I understand [01:18.85]You are appreciated [01:20.07]Lady [01:22.02]Don't you know we love you Sweet lady [01:25.04] [01:27.69]Place no one above you sweet lady [01:32.41] [01:33.30]Don't you know we love you [01:35.97] [01:36.56]Now ain't nobody tell us it was fair [01:38.48]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 [01:44.61]Wouldn't let me feel for a stranger [01:47.17]They say I'm wrong and I'm heartless but all along [01:49.96]I was lookin for a father he was gone [01:52.64]I hung around with the Thugs [01:54.34]And even though they sold drugs [01:56.06]They showed a young brother love [01:58.22]I moved out and started really hangin [02:00.62]I needed money of my own so I started slangin [02:03.26]I ain't guilty cause even though I sell rocks [02:06.17]It feels good puttin money in your mailbox [02:08.28]I love payin rent when the rent's due [02:11.91]I hope you got the diamond necklace that I sent to you [02:15.15]Cause when I was low you was there for me [02:17.63]And never left me alone because you cared for me [02:20.35]And I could see you comin home after work late [02:22.91]You're in the kitchen tryin to fix us a hot plate [02:25.94] [02:26.89]Ya just workin with the scraps you was given [02:29.26]And mama made miracles every Thanksgivin [02:31.80]But now the road got rough you're alone [02:34.61]You're tryin to raise two bad kids on your own [02:37.79]And there's no way I can pay you back [02:40.33]But my plan is to show you that I understand [02:43.21]You are appreciated [02:44.30]Lady [02:47.07]Don't you know we love you Sweet lady [02:51.29] [02:52.41]Place no one above ya sweet lady [02:56.97] [02:57.96]Don't you know we love you [03:00.24]Pour out some liquor and I reminsce [03:02.72]Cause through the drama [03:03.83]I can always depend on my mama [03:05.50]And when it seems that I'm hopeless [03:07.96]You say the words that can get me back in focus [03:11.89]When I was sick as a little kid [03:14.24]To keep me happy there's no limit to the things you did [03:17.02]And all my childhood memories [03:19.14]Are full of all the sweet things you did for me [03:23.28]And even though I act craaazy [03:25.72]I gotta thank the Lord that you made me [03:28.16] [03:28.81]There are no words that can express how I feel [03:31.33]You never kept a secret always stayed real [03:33.95]And I appreciate how you raised me [03:36.74]And all the extra love that you gave me [03:39.74]I wish I could take the pain away [03:42.00]If you can make it through [03:43.42]The night there's a brighter day [03:44.98]Everything will be alright if ya hold on [03:47.95]It's a struggle everyday gotta roll on [03:50.62]And there's no way I can pay you back [03:53.59]But my plan is to show you that I understand [03:56.62]You are appreciated [03:57.84]Lady [03:59.17] [04:00.09]Don't you know we love ya Sweet lady [04:04.56] [04:05.75]Place no one above ya sweet lady [04:10.26] [04:11.33]Don't you know we love ya [04:13.69]Dear mama [04:14.75]Lady [04:15.89] [04:16.76]You are appreciated [04:20.88]Lady