2Pac - Dear Mama(1998)

[00:05.48] You are appreciated
[00:11.45] When I was young, me and my mama had beef
[00:13.32] 17 years old, kicked out on the streets
[00:16.83] Though back at the time I never thought I'd see her face
[00:19.22] Ain't a woman alive that could take my mama's place
[00:22.77] Suspended from school, and scared to go home, I was a fool
[00:25.50] With the big boys breakin' all the rules
[00:27.89] I shed tears with my baby sister, over the years
[00:31.79] We was poorer than the other little kids
[00:34.63] And even though we had different daddies, the same drama
[00:37.33] When things went wrong we'd blame Mama
[00:39.89] I reminisce on the stress I caused, it was hell
[00:43.25] Huggin' on my mama from a jail cell
[00:46.45] And who'd think in elementary, hey
[00:49.20] I'd see the penitentiary one day?
[00:51.10] And runnin' from the police, that's right
[00:54.83] Mama catch me, put a whoopin' to my backside
[00:58.88] And even as a crack fiend, Mama
[01:00.96] You always was a black queen, Mama
[01:03.42] I finally understand
[01:04.72] For a woman it ain't easy tryin' to raise a man
[01:09.02] You always was committed
[01:10.10] A poor single mother on welfare, tell me how you did it
[01:14.48] There's no way I can pay you back
[01:16.36] But the plan is to show you that I understand
[01:19.24] You are appreciated
[01:20.32] Lady, don't you know we love you? (Dear Mama)
[01:25.45] Sweet lady, place no one above you (you are appreciated)
[01:31.00] Sweet lady, don't you know we love you?
[01:37.89] Now, ain't nobody tell us it was fair
[01:39.47] No love from my daddy, 'cause the coward wasn't there
[01:41.98] He passed away and I didn't cry, 'cause my anger
[01:46.14] Wouldn't let me feel for a stranger
[01:49.08] They say I'm wrong and I'm heartless, but all along
[01:51.72] I was lookin' for a father, he was gone
[01:53.95] I hung around with the thugs
[01:56.17] And even though they sold drugs
[01:57.72] They showed a young brother love
[01:59.66] I moved out and started really hangin'
[02:02.36] I needed money of my own, so I started slangin'
[02:04.93] I ain't guilty, 'cause even though I sell rocks
[02:07.49] It feels good puttin' money in your mailbox
[02:10.94] I love payin' rent when the rent's due
[02:14.09] I hope you got the diamond necklace that I sent to you
[02:16.83] 'Cause when I was low you was there for me
[02:18.95] And never left me alone, because you cared for me
[02:22.48] And I could see you comin' home after work late
[02:24.96] You're in the kitchen, tryin' to fix us a hot plate
[02:28.63] You just workin' with the scraps you was given
[02:30.83] And Mama made miracles every Thanksgivin'
[02:33.79] But now the road got rough, you're alone
[02:36.95] You're tryin' to raise two bad kids on your own
[02:40.45] And there's no way I can pay you back
[02:42.28] But my plan is to show you that I understand
[02:45.22] You are appreciated
[02:46.02] Lady, don't you know we love you? (And dear Mama)
[02:51.11] Sweet lady, place no one above you (you are appreciated)
[02:56.54] Sweet lady, don't you know we love you?
[03:03.46] Pour out some liquor and I reminisce
[03:05.32] 'Cause through the drama I can always depend on my mama
[03:08.32] And when it seems that I'm hopeless
[03:10.43] You say the words that can get me back in focus
[03:14.22] When I was sick as a little kid
[03:16.38] To keep me happy there's no limit to the things you did
[03:20.12] And all my childhood memories
[03:22.03] Are full of all the sweet things you did for me
[03:25.54] And even though I act crazy
[03:28.69] I gotta thank the Lord that you made me
[03:31.36] There are no words that can express how I feel
[03:33.90] You never kept a secret, always stayed real
[03:37.04] And I appreciate how you raised me
[03:39.50] And all the extra love that you gave me
[03:43.28] I wish I could take the pain away
[03:44.89] If you can make it through the night, there's a brighter day
[03:47.68] Everything will be alright if you hold on
[03:50.81] It's a struggle every day, gotta roll on
[03:54.33] And there's no way I can pay you back
[03:55.97] But my plan is to show you that I understand
[03:59.17] You are appreciated
[03:59.96] Lady, don't you know we love you? (Dear Mama)
[04:05.01] Sweet lady, place no one above you (you are appreciated)
[04:10.94] Sweet lady, don't you know we love you? (Dear Mama)
[04:16.82] Sweet lady
[04:22.27] Lady (dear Mama)
[04:28.91] Lady, lady
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