Dear Mama [Remix (Explicit)] - 2Pac/Anthony Hamilton.mp3

[00:19.586]You are appreciated
[00:24.984]When I was young me and my mama had beef
[00:27.627]Seventeen years old kicked out on the streets
[00:30.780]Though back at the time,I never thought I'd see her face
[00:33.996]Ain't a woman alive that could take my mama's place
[00:36.446]Suspended from school;and scared to go home,I was a fool
[00:40.530]with the big boys,breakin all the rules
[00:43.140]I shed tears with my baby sister
[00:45.387]Over the years we was poorer than the other little kids
[00:47.961]And even though we had different daddy's,the same drama
[00:51.889]When things went wrong we'd blame mama
[00:54.507]I reminice on the stress I caused,it was hell
[00:57.820]Huggin on my mama from a jail cell
[00:59.395]And who'd think in elementary?
[01:02.252]Heeey!I see the penitentiary,one day
[01:06.581]And runnin from the police,that's right
[01:08.888]Mama catch me,put a whoopin to my backside
[01:12.093]And even as a crack fiend,mama
[01:14.793]You always was a black queen,mama
[01:17.608]I finally understand
[01:18.691]for a woman it ain't easy tryin to raise a man
[01:23.263]You always was committed
[01:24.316]A poor single mother on welfare,tell me how ya did it
[01:28.367]There's no way I can pay you back
[01:30.391]But the plan is to show you that I understand
[01:33.447]You are appreciated
[01:34.528]Lady...
[01:36.418]Don't cha know we love ya?Sweet lady
[01:42.159]Dear mama
[01:43.843]Place no one above ya,sweet lady
[01:46.908]You are appreciated
[01:49.310]Don't cha know we love ya?
[01:55.971]Now ain't nobody tell us it was fair
[01:57.988]No love from my daddy cause the coward wasn't there
[02:00.757]He passed away and I didn't cry,cause my anger
[02:03.903]wouldn't let me feel for a stranger
[02:07.492]They say I'm wrong and I'm heartless,but all along
[02:09.962]I was lookin for a father he was gone
[02:12.282]I hung around with the Thugs,and even though they sold drugs
[02:15.607]They showed a young brother love
[02:17.941]I moved out and started really hangin
[02:19.598]I needed money of my own so I started slangin
[02:22.617]I ain't guilty cause,even though I sell rocks
[02:25.283]It feels good puttin money in your mailbox
[02:28.235]I love payin rent when the rent's due
[02:31.634]I hope ya got the diamond necklace that I sent to you
[02:34.343]Cause when I was low you was there for me
[02:36.491]And never left me alone because you cared for me
[02:39.454]And I could see you comin home after work late
[02:41.769]You're in the kitchen tryin to fix us a hot plate
[02:44.962]Ya just workin with the scraps you was given
[02:47.973]And mama made miracles every Thanksgivin
[02:50.765]But now the road got rough,you're alone
[02:53.899]You're tryin to raise two bad kids on your own
[02:56.122]And there's no way I can pay you back
[02:59.089]But my plan is to show you that I understand
[03:00.854]You are appreciated
[03:02.403]Lady...
[03:04.644]Don't cha know we love ya?Sweet lady
[03:08.328]Dear mama
[03:09.227]Place no one above ya,sweet lady
[03:13.677]You are appreciated
[03:14.762]Don't cha know we love ya?
[03:23.342]Pour out some liquor and I reminsce,cause through the drama
[03:27.706]I can always depend on my mama
[03:29.534]And when it seems that I'm hopeless
[03:31.979]You say the words that can get me back in focus
[03:35.361]When I was sick as a little kid
[03:37.580]To keep me happy there's no limit to the things you did
[03:40.729]And all my childhood memories
[03:42.354]Are full of all the sweet things you did for me
[03:46.959]And even though I act craaazy
[03:49.419]I gotta thank the Lord that you made me
[03:52.209]There are no words that can express how I feel
[03:55.116]You never kept a secret,always stayed real
[03:58.072]And I appreciate,how you raised me
[04:00.459]And all the extra love that you gave me
[04:04.210]I wish I could take the pain away
[04:06.382]If you can make it through the night there's a brighter day
[04:09.239]Everything will be alright if ya hold on
[04:12.052]It's a struggle everyday,gotta roll on
[04:15.233]And there's no way I can pay you back
[04:17.805]But my plan is to show you that I understand
[04:20.795]You are appreciated
[04:22.461]Lady...
[04:24.812]Don't cha know we love ya?Sweet lady
[04:27.295]Dear mama
[04:29.627]Place no one above ya,sweet lady
[04:33.134]You are appreciated
[04:37.228]Don't cha know we love ya?