[ti:Dear Mama]
[ar:2Pac]
[al:Me Against the World]
[by:lrc.d4321.com]
[00:05.190] You are appreciated
[00:10.580] When I was young me and my mama had beef
[00:13.230] Seventeen years old kicked out on the streets
[00:16.380] Though back at the time, I never thought I'd see her face
[00:19.300] Ain't a woman alive that could take my mama's place
[00:21.450] Suspended from school; and scared to go home, I was a fool
[00:25.530] with the big boys, breakin all the rules
[00:28.140] I shed tears with my baby sister
[00:30.390] Over the years we was poorer than the other little kids
[00:32.960] And even though we had different daddy's, the same drama
[00:36.890] When things went wrong we'd blame mama
[00:39.510] I reminice on the stress I caused, it was hell
[00:42.820] Huggin on my mama from a jail cell
[00:44.690] And who'd think in elementary?
[00:47.260] Heeey! I see the penitentiary, one day
[00:51.600] And runnin from the police, that's right
[00:54.510] Mama catch me, put a whoopin to my backside
[00:57.720] And even as a crack fiend, mama
[01:00.040] You always was a black queen, mama
[01:03.020] I finally understand
[01:04.320] for a woman it ain't easy tryin to raise a man
[01:08.880] You always was committed
[01:09.940] A poor single mother on welfare, tell me how ya did it
[01:14.290] There's no way I can pay you back
[01:16.320] But the plan is to show you that I understand
[01:19.370] You are appreciated
[01:20.450] Lady...
[01:22.340] Don't cha know we love ya? Sweet lady
[01:26.880] Dear mama
[01:28.260] Place no one above ya, sweet lady
[01:31.330] You are appreciated
[01:33.730] Don't cha know we love ya?
[01:37.040] Now ain't nobody tell us it was fair
[01:39.110] No love from my daddy cause the coward wasn't there
[01:41.880] He passed away and I didn't cry, cause my anger
[01:45.330] wouldn't let me feel for a stranger
[01:48.090] They say I'm wrong and I'm heartless, but all along
[01:51.040] I was lookin for a father he was gone
[01:53.710] I hung around with the Thugs, and even though they sold drugs
[01:57.340] They showed a young brother love
[01:59.670] I moved out and started really hangin
[02:01.630] I needed money of my own so I started slangin
[02:04.650] I ain't guilty cause, even though I sell rocks
[02:07.320] It feels good puttin money in your mailbox
[02:10.270] I love payin rent when the rent's due
[02:13.070] I hope ya got the diamond necklace that I sent to you
[02:16.380] Cause when I was low you was there for me
[02:18.820] And never left me alone because you cared for me
[02:21.790] And I could see you comin home after work late
[02:24.400] You're in the kitchen tryin to fix us a hot plate
[02:27.590] Ya just workin with the scraps you was given
[02:30.600] And mama made miracles every Thanksgivin
[02:33.690] But now the road got rough, you're alone
[02:36.830] You're tryin to raise two bad kids on your own
[02:39.350] And there's no way I can pay you back
[02:42.320] But my plan is to show you that I understand
[02:44.010] You are appreciated
[02:45.640] Lady...
[02:47.880] Don't cha know we love ya? Sweet lady
[02:51.570] Dear mama
[02:52.460] Place no one above ya, sweet lady
[02:56.920] You are appreciated
[02:57.710] Don't cha know we love ya?
[03:02.390] Pour out some liquor and I reminsce, cause through the drama
[03:05.260] I can always depend on my mama
[03:07.680] And when it seems that I'm hopeless
[03:10.130] You say the words that can get me back in focus
[03:13.510] When I was sick as a little kid
[03:15.730] To keep me happy there's no limit to the things you did
[03:18.870] And all my childhood memories
[03:20.500] Are full of all the sweet things you did for me
[03:25.010] And even though I act craaazy
[03:27.560] I gotta thank the Lord that you made me
[03:30.350] There are no words that can express how I feel
[03:33.260] You never kept a secret, always stayed real
[03:36.210] And I appreciate, how you raised me
[03:38.600] And all the extra love that you gave me
[03:42.360] I wish I could take the pain away
[03:44.530] If you can make it through the night there's a brighter day
[03:47.390] Everything will be alright if ya hold on
[03:50.200] It's a struggle everyday, gotta roll on
[03:53.380] And there's no way I can pay you back
[03:55.960] But my plan is to show you that I understand
[03:58.950] You are appreciated
[04:00.060] Lady...
[04:02.100] Don't cha know we love ya? Sweet lady
[04:05.440] Dear mama
[04:07.770] Place no one above ya, sweet lady
[04:11.270] You are appreciated
[04:15.370] Don't cha know we love ya?