Dear Mama Lyrics by 2Pac

(from the album Pac's Life)

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Dear Mama Lyrics

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               When I was young, me and my mama had beef
               17 years old kicked out on tha streets
               though back in tha time, I never thought I'd see her face
               ain't a woman alive that can take my mommas place
               suspended from school, scared ta go home
               I was a fool with tha big boys breaking all tha rules
               shed tears with my baby sister
               over tha years we wuz poorer than tha other little kids
               and even though we had different dadies
               tha same drama when things went wrong we blamed mama
               I reminised on tha stress I caused, it wuz hell
               hugg'en on my mama from a jail cell
               and who'ed think in elementry, heeeey i'd see tha penatentry
               One day
               running from tha Police, that's right
               Momma catch me--put a whoop'en to my backside
               and even as a crack fiend mama,
               ya always was a black queen mama
               I finally understand for a woman
               it ain't easy--trying ta raise a man
               ya always wuz commited, a poor single mother on welfare,
               tell me how ya did it
               there's no way I can pay ya back
               but tha plan is ta show ya that I understand.
               you are appreciated......

               Laaaaady, don't cha know we luv ya
               Sweeeet Laaaady, place no one above ya
               Sweeeet Laaaady, don't cha know we luv ya

               Ain't nobody tell us it wuz fair
               no luv for my daddy, cause tha coward wuzn't there
               he passed away and I didn't cry
               cause my anger, wouldn't let me feel for a stranger
               they say i'm wrong and i'm heartless
               but all along I wuz looking for a father--he wuz gone
               I hung around with tha thug's and even though they sold drugs
               they showed a young brother luv
               I moved out and started really hang'in
               I needed money of my own so I started slang'in
               I ain't guilty cause, even though I sell rocks
               It feels good, putting money in your mailbox
               I love paying rent when tha rents due
               I hope ya got tha diamond necklace that I sent to you
               cause when I wuz low, you was there for me
               ya never left me alone, cause ya cared for me
               and I can see ya coming home after work late
               ya in tha kitchen trying ta fix us a hot plate
               just working with tha scraps you wuz given
               and mama made miracles every Thanksgiving
               but now tha road got rough, your alone
               trying ta raise two bad kids on your own
               and there's no way I can pay ya back
               but my plan is ta show ya that I understand
               you are appreciated.....

               Laaaaady, don't cha know we luv ya
               Sweeeet Laaaady, place no one above ya
               Sweeeet Laaaady, don't cha know we luv ya

               pour out some liquor and I remenise
               cause through tha drama, I can always depend on my mama
               and when it seems that i'm hopeless
               you say tha words that can get me back in focus
               when I wuz sick as a little kid
               ta keep me happy theres no limit to tha things ya did
               and all my childhood memories
               are full of all tha sweet things ya did for me
               and even though I act craaaazy
               I got ta thank tha Lord that ya maaaade me
               There are no words that can express how I feel
               Ya never kept a secret, always stayed real
               and I appreciate how ya raised me
               and all tha extra love that ya gave me
               I wish I could take tha pain away
               If you can make it through tha night, there's a brighter day
               everything'll be alright if ya hold on
               it's a strugle
               everyday gotta roll on
               and there's no way I can pay ya back
               but my plan is ta show ya that I understand
               you are appreciated.......

               Laaaaady, don't cha know we luv ya
               Sweeeet Laaaady, place no one above ya
               Sweeeet Laaaady, don't cha know we luv ya, Sweeeet Laaaady

               Laaaady...[fades]...Laaaady