Hey Ma-Bone Thugs N Harmony

[Intro: Layzie - singing] You are so beautiful to me You're so strong and independent, girl that's what I see Baby girl, you the backbone to the world It been that long since you heard You deserve, to be treated like a queen [Bizzy Bone:] Yeah (kick back) Dedicated to the women of the world Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Out there strugglin, tryin to make ends meet Yeah, yeah... yeah, yeah C'mon, c'mon Soon, you'll be on your own with skills in the game Takes a strong-ass lady to survive nowadays Single mothers with no money to cover the next meal Strong sister in the winter, cold nights like steel Feel the shiver of the wind, seems lonely again No friends, no man, so you can speak with djinns [?] Now you talkin to yo'self, let the Lord provide This time, that time, every time we ride So you slide to the store with change because you don't have anymore You're feelin embarrassed usin coins cause you poor Good Samaritans are born tryin to hustle the road Can't take the babies with you so they all wind up in homes Grow up, become rappers, make a way for momma But right before you have a chance to enjoy it here come the drama Passed as the record went platinum This dedicated to the women in the world, keep at 'em, yeah [Chorus: Layzie Bone - singing] You are so beautiful to me You're so strong and independent, girl that's what I see Baby girl, you the backbone to the world It been that long since you heard You deserve, to be treated like a queen Hey ma [x8] [Layzie Bone:] You battled crack addictions, alcoholism, you and your three against the system Nevertheless you stayed persistent, showed us love, gave us wisdom Time in prison saved your life, remember them terrible nights? Paid the price to raise us right, right, right? Critical fight to run the streets, shit got deep With nothin to eat, tryin to get up on our feet It was hard without no father figure Growin up in the hood was all good, at least we had our momma with us I look at pictures of the past and I smile You a real brick house, whylin out Hey ma! You did a good job after all All the struggles we've been through made us have to ball You instilled it in me, to be a real G You my O.G. (hey ma) You instilled it in me, to be a real G You my O.G. (hey ma) you set me free [Chorus] [Bizzy Bone:] Stack your paper, do your thang, bang bang, you gotta maintain Swingin lightweights for nobody probably, but love remains Whether you're dancin in the club or servin drinks in the pub You could be married to the mob, huh, never could I judge Just keep your mind right, depend on the Lord, that's all you have Pay attention to the signs, the guidelines, of the last Heaven shall be renewed, don't be shrewd or rude If you not written in the book of the lamb, then you're screwed Life, is so preciously tooken, candles are cookin Keep lookin, for a reason, yo' passion shouldn't be ruined Watch everything that you're doin, 'member to pray like every day Lil' Lay and B love you, Jesus Christ, the only way, hey [Chorus]