The Mom Song-Joseph Bruce

[ti:The Mom Song] [ar:Joseph Bruce] [al:Forgotten Freshness Volume 3] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Mom Song - Joseph Bruce [00:05.13]This is for mom [00:06.08] [00:07.72]Miss Linda Harwood [00:09.09] [00:09.69]Miss Cathy Hill [00:11.19]This is for you [00:12.05] [00:15.83]I respect my mother [00:17.57]With every step I take [00:18.50]She was there for my first step [00:20.24]In the first place [00:21.68]Everybody wants out on their own [00:23.50]Now that I'm grown [00:24.49]I wanna be back home [00:25.62]In a world full of vipers [00:27.33]Only my mother's love was righteous yeah [00:30.07]I feel I've been to hell and back three times [00:32.17]I could never sum it up with these rhymes [00:34.65]Looking for a story to share [00:35.66]With somebody but they never seem to care [00:38.57]While I'm looking for this person everywhere [00:40.74]I'm slippin' 'cause my mom is right here [00:43.06]Life moves along so fast [00:44.60]When I see real love at last it's past [00:47.40]That ain't gonna happen to me [00:48.87]I can hear my conscience rapping to me [00:50.66]It's like hey you've only got one real friend [00:53.15]From the cradle to the grave and back again [00:56.00]With unconditional love [00:57.70]That's my mother I'm speakin' of [00:59.69] [01:01.06]That's just the way it is that's just the way it is [01:05.00]My love will never change my love will never change [01:09.58]That's just the way it is that's just the way it is [01:13.47] [01:14.20]Mama ahh [01:16.48]And I know it's true [01:17.62]Even in my darkest time [01:18.97]In my darkest hour [01:20.18]When my heart is blind [01:21.88]And I'm giving nobody respect [01:23.41]My mother's there to put my a** in check yeah [01:26.03]And she don't play that mister famous trash [01:28.18]She was putting them diapers on my a** [01:30.49]She's seen every side of me [01:31.79]It don't matter how thuggish I'd try to be ehe [01:34.53]N A W every week in the back yard [01:36.74]Now I'm in the big time trying to act hard [01:38.95]What mattered when I looked a years back [01:41.12]Was mama bringin' the chairs back yeah [01:43.68]Supportin' every dream I got [01:45.10]You best believe man I dreamed a lot yo [01:47.65]Me and rude boy I'm trying to tell ya [01:49.34]Not a day goes by in life we don't feel ya [01:52.03]We ain't taking nothing for granted [01:53.84]Mom's lasagna is so good I can't stand it [01:56.33]Mrs Hill always greets me with a hug [01:58.38]Now I see where Rudy got all his love [02:00.36] [02:01.96]That's just the way it is that's just the way it is [02:05.57]My love will never change my love will never change [02:09.91]That's just the way it is that's just the way it is [02:13.63]Me and mama mama ahh [02:16.69]C'mom c'mon c'mon [02:18.59]That's just the way it is that's just the way it is [02:23.04]My love will never change my love will never change [02:27.39]That's just the way it is that's just the way it is [02:30.44]Will be forever mama ahh [02:34.18]Everybody around me they use me and go for self [02:36.90]They want cash uh equity uh bank and wealth uh [02:39.41]Mom puts that on the shelf yeah [02:41.59]All she cares about is my health [02:43.68]It all seems too good to be [02:45.53]As I'm battling life mama's backin' me c'mon [02:48.49]And she only really wants one thing of mine [02:50.98]Just a little time [02:52.15]Mother in this world of scars [02:54.32]Money and snakes and labeled wars all that [02:56.91]Whatever else life puts me through [02:58.50]It's all number 2 [02:59.51]When it comes to you mama [03:01.09]And your love is all I treasure [03:03.13]My real father just didn't measure [03:05.48]He was gone without a thing to say [03:07.09]I know he would have failed in comparison anyway [03:09.60]You gave me 3 times the love [03:11.43]Enough for you him and the God above [03:14.12]Rude boy his daddy was strong [03:15.77]Stayed holding on when the ease was gone [03:18.56]Now a days everything's all right [03:20.16]Millionaire rocking these microphones all night uh uh [03:22.96]Makin' all of our dreams come true [03:24.41]And we're full of love mama thanks to you [03:26.91]I'm still sorry about the China cabinet [03:28.47] [03:28.98]Wish I could bring it all back now d*mmit [03:30.94]Linda Ron Cathy and Raul [03:33.27]We want you to know that we love you [03:35.60] [03:36.56]That's just the way it is that's just the way it is [03:40.21]My love will never change my love will never change [03:45.18]That's just the way it is that's just the way it is [03:48.30]My love forever mama ahh [03:51.50]C'mon c'mon c'mon [03:53.68]That's just the way it is that's just the way it is [03:57.64]My love will never change my love will never change [04:02.19]That's just the way it is that's just the way it is [04:06.10] [04:07.20]Mama ahh