2Pac - Dear Mama - YouTube

- When I was pregnant in jail,

I thought I was gonna have a baby,

and the baby would never be with me.

But I was acquitted a month and three days

before Tupac was born.

I was real happy because I had a son.

♪ When I was young me and my mama had beef ♪

♪ 17 years old kicked out on the streets ♪

♪ Though back at the time, I never thought I'd see her face ♪

♪ Ain't a woman alive that could take my mama's place ♪

♪ Suspended from school, and scared to go home, I was a fool ♪

♪ With the big boys, breaking all the rules ♪

♪ I shed tears with my baby sister ♪

♪ Over the years we was poorer than the other little kids ♪

♪ And even though we had different daddies, the same drama ♪

♪ When things went wrong we'd blame Mama ♪

♪ I reminisce on the stress I caused, it was hell ♪

♪ Hugging on my mama from a jail cell ♪

♪ And who'd think in elementary ♪

♪ Hey, I see the penitentiary, one day ♪

♪ And running from the police, that's right ♪

♪ Mama catch me, put a whooping to my backside ♪

♪ And even as a crack fiend, Mama ♪

♪ You always was a black queen, Mama ♪

♪ I finally understand ♪

♪ For a woman it ain't easy trying to raise a man ♪

♪ You always was committed ♪

♪ A poor single mother on welfare, tell me how ya did it ♪

♪ There's no way I can pay you back ♪

♪ But the plan is to show you that I understand ♪

♪ You are appreciated ♪

♪ Lady, don't you know we love ya ♪

♪ Dear Mama ♪

♪ Sweet lady, place no one above ya ♪

♪ You are appreciated ♪

♪ Sweet lady, don't you know we love ya ♪

♪ Now ain't nobody tell us it was fair ♪

♪ No love from my daddy 'cause the coward wasn'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 was looking for a father he was gone ♪

♪ I hung around with the thugs, ♪

♪ And even though they sold drugs ♪

♪ They showed a young brother love ♪

♪ I moved out and started really hanging ♪

♪ I needed money of my own so I started slanging ♪

♪ I ain't guilty 'cause, even though I sell rocks ♪

♪ It feels good putting money in your mailbox ♪

♪ I love paying rent when the rent's due ♪

♪ I hope ya got the diamond necklace that I sent to you ♪

♪ 'Cause when I was low you was there for me ♪

♪ You never left me alone because you cared for me ♪

♪ And I could see you coming home after work late ♪

♪ You're in the kitchen trying to fix us a hot plate ♪

♪ Ya just working with the scraps you was given ♪

♪ And Mama made miracles every Thanksgiving ♪

♪ But now the road got rough, you're alone ♪

♪ You're trying to raise two bad kids on your own ♪

♪ nd there's no way I can pay you back ♪

♪ But my plan is to show you that I understand ♪

♪ You are appreciated ♪

♪ Lady, don't you know we love ya ♪

♪ Dear Mama ♪

♪ Sweet lady, place no one above ya ♪

♪ You are appreciated ♪

♪ Sweet lady, don't you know we love ya ♪

♪ Pour out some liquor and I reminisce ♪

♪ 'Cause through the drama I can always depend on my mama ♪

♪ And when it seems that I'm hopeless ♪

♪ You say the words that can get me back in focus ♪

♪ When I was sick as a little kid ♪

♪ To keep me happy there's no limit to the things you did ♪

♪ And all my childhood memories ♪

♪ Are full of all the sweet things you did for me ♪

♪ And even though I act crazy ♪

♪ I gotta thank the Lord that you made me ♪

♪ There are no words that can express how I feel ♪

♪ You never kept a secret, always stayed real ♪

♪ And I appreciate, how you raised me ♪

♪ And all the extra love that you gave me ♪

♪ I wish I could take the pain away ♪

♪ If you can make it through the night ♪

♪ There's a brighter day ♪

♪ Everything will be alright if ya hold on ♪

♪ It's a struggle everyday, gotta roll on ♪

♪ And there's no way I can pay you back ♪

♪ But my plan is to show you that I understand ♪

♪ You are appreciated ♪

♪ Lady, don't you know we love ya ♪

♪ Dear Mama ♪

♪ Sweet lady, place no one above ya ♪

♪ You are appreciated ♪

♪ Sweet lady, don't you know we love ya ♪

♪ Dear Mama ♪

♪ Sweet lady ♪

♪ Dear Mama ♪

♪ Lady ♪

♪ Lady ♪