This song right here is
for my mom.
It's the hardest song I ever wrote in my life. I must have cried a million tears. I wasn't going to write it at first,
but I figured if I could do a song recognizing everything else, it's only right to write about the woman who gave me life.
So this is dedicated to my momma,
an d all the other mommas that's not here today.
Straight from the heart,
straight from the
I got a call in the waiting room, from the nurse,
telling me to come upstairs, cause my momma's worse.
I was at my baby's bedside in a flash,
but the look on their faces told me she passed.
And everything went blank, I couldn't think,
I couldn't believe it, even though she wasn't breathing.
And the life support
machine was turned off
And the tubes removed from
my nose and mouth
I started trippin' and my
stepfather walks in and states,
Let her go, son, she's in a better place
She ain't sufferin' no more,
let her go, I won't
I should feel good for her, but I don't
And she didn't deserve
to go like that, gee
I wonder why the good
Lord didn't take me
But instead,
I was pickin' up the telephone
Callin' up my sisters and brothers,
tellin' them I'm gone
Up drove a hearse,
a hearse can a lie
A crowd of people gathered round,
dressed in black
Up drove a hearse,
a hearse can a lie
It had my precious mother
in the back
Ever since you left here,
things done changed
Christmas,
New
Year's, and
Thanksgiving ain't the same
Without your button smile,
and since you're here
And everybody missed you
at the family reunion
Especially me,
I tried to play strong
Looked around, didn't see you,
couldn't stay long
Cause there's tears in my
eyes from your death
And if I'm gonna cry,
I'm gonna cry by myself
It hurts me to drive to your gravesite
And visit on your birthday
But it's only right,
I can't believe that your name is on a stone
Buried in the ground, when
Mother's
Day rolled around
Now that you're gone,
I realize how much pain and misery
You went through because of me
Going to jail, raising hell, getting kicked
Out of school for fights and keep
ing you up late at night
When you had to go to
work the next morning
So I could have food to eat
and shoes on my feet
And a place to stay,
but being young and dumb
I couldn't understand it,
so I took you for granted
I had a witness, you missed it, boo
My little baby girl blew a kiss at you
She never got to see her granny
But I told her about your spirit
And if she call your name, you can hear it
I drove a hearse, a hearse caroline
A lot of people gathered round,
dressed in black
Drove the hearse, this
Cadillac
It had my precious mother,
in my lap
Be good to your mama
while you still got her
Hug her and kiss her cause when she
gone you're gonna miss her
I wish I could've written verse
Cause words can't express the pain
that I felt when I saw the hearse
Drive off with my mama inside,
taking her for a last ride
I nearly died,
cause that's how I felt boss
Putting a gun to my head and blowing
the motherfucker off
But she would've wanted
me to be strong
Throw ten up,
not pin up and lift my chin up
She would've told me get your money,
keep making moves
And take care of your nieces
and your nephews
Mama you're gone,
it's hard being without you
It ain't a day that goes by
I don't think about you
Everybody's saying count your
blessings and we'll
But they don't know how I feel
I can't believe this
I remember the day the
Lord took you away
It was yesterday
The whole world collapsed
It was like
All the arguments and the resentment
that I felt for you
When you treated me
bad didn't even matter
It has not crushed us no
You having problems with your mama?
You got issues?
Y 'all talk it out, call her
Go visit her
Do something right now
Cause tomorrow ain't promised
Ain't never gonna be the same
No, no, no, no
Ain't gonna be the same
with mama girl
Ain't nobody like mama
Ain't nobody
Ain't
Ain't nobody
need you mama, to hold me,
and comfort me
Oh, mama
Hey, I need this