…what I survived through
Made me crazy thinking I was about to die soon
My heart burning like I ate a lot of fried food
But now i'm…
…understand that lust is what will blind you
My mom's told me to operate my mind too, said that if I use it correct then its a fine jewel
[Hook]
And I'm sorry ma that I…
…round in circles man, Man I'm doing laps
My gramps told me never to fall through the cracks
And even when you wanna cry Ry, you…
…had a degree
But something happened
See ya husband tried to have me, and the sad fact is
He made a victim out of me…
…love me
But you received it and told me you didn't mean it
Listen to my grievances, promised you never seen it
And I forgive you…
…: Joell Ortiz]
A song to my favorite, look, Ma; we made it
It shoulda happened sooner and I hate it
You licked your thumb wiped the…
…had a degree
But something happened
See ya husband tried to have me, and the sad fact is
He made a victim out of me…
…love me
But you received it and told me you didn't mean it
Listen to my grievances, promised you never seen it
And I forgive you…
…: Joell Ortiz]
A song to my favorite, look, Ma; we made it
It shoulda happened sooner and I hate it
You licked your thumb wiped the…
…or carriages
Disadvantages, two failed marriages
I can't imagine how losing both of your parents is
But you went through it
Not around it or beneath it…
…you received it & told me you didn't mean it
Listen to my grievances, promised you never seen it
And I forgive you, mommy, do it…
…my favorite
Look ma we made it
It shoulda happened sooner and I hate it
You licked your thumb wiped the cold helped me bundle up…
…from chopping crack in the kitchen
Hated when I was a thug, couldn't understand it
Put me through school, swore soon I'd be in a position to…
…a nine, through hard times
Mom's so strong you one of my hearts pride
And you told me I would shine in time
Never win but you know…
…through you I spit
And make the whole globe glow
I zone on all the things you ever did for me
My grief as a kid, easing my pain…
…from chopping crack in the kitchen
Hated when I was a thug, couldn't understand it
Put me through school, swore soon I'd be in a position to…
…a nine, through hard times
Mom's so strong you one of my hearts pride
And you told me I would shine in time
Never win but you know…
…through you I spit
And make the whole globe glow
I zone on all the things you ever did for me
My grief as a kid, easing my pain…
…far from chopping crack in the kitchen
Hated when I was a thug, couldn't understand it
Put me through school, swore soon I'd be in a position to…
…a nine, through hard times
Mom's so strong you one of my hearts pride
And you told me I would shine in time
Never win but you know…
…through you I spit
And make the whole globe glow
I zone on all the things you ever did for me
My grief as a kid, easing my pain…
…a hell of a life, hoping I make it to heaven
I let the past be the past and bygones be gone
Cos your time is over and mine's just begun…
…been easy but it's with it that I lift my heart
And made me better than my past, for real though
Forgetting everything I trashed, for the…
Daddy it was hard but I still stayed on track
Cuz I'm
Doing my best to make you proud
And I hope you smiling down on me
Do not let me…
…backs of his hands. From a bed to his right the woman spoke again:
“Buddy, get up from there! I got a big washing on my hands today and I…
…an eye or muscle, called:
“Buddy!”
“Hunh?”
“Put that box in front of the hole so he can't get out!”
“O.K.”
Buddy ran to a wooden box and shoved it…
…floor.
“Lay back down, Vera,” the mother said.
“I feel all right now, Ma. I got to go to my sewing class.”
“Well, if you feel like it, set the table,” the…
…( Oscarmeman )
I'm not afraid of anything but God
God will never take me to
What he can't take me through
I was walking, I was talking
I…
…a couple of rules
I don't always do what i should
But i do what i got to do
I'm not a street boy
But i was in the Hood
And i did…
…keep me alive through the night
Then tomorrow will be a better Day
Mama ain't trying to hurt you
Just trying to make a better way
But…
…have a better life then me"
She said, "Get a good job so you can raise a family"
She said, "I'm not the kind of people you look up to"
But I…
…figure out how we made it through
I did it by myself and I had no one to come home to
Still she lived her life
And prayed at night to make it through…
…"Girl, I just want you to have a better life then me"
She said, "Get a good life so you can raise a family"
She said, "I'm not the…
…feed me
And it's the little things you do for me that make it worth it
Like when I play a joint that we did and you say it's…
…perfect
And when Jake got knocked, you knew that I was hurt
You told me put all of my heart in the song, and it worked
I promised…
…him that I'd be there when he got out the bing
You ain't raise me to be a liar, ma, that's not my thing
I told him that I'd hold…
…they spittin' they rage
Yeah, and mommy, speakin' to Lenny, I think my brother need me
And we Italian, so you know my mother love to feed me
And it's the…
…got knocked, you knew that I was hurt
You told me put all of my heart in the song, and it worked
I promised him that I'd…
…be there when he got out the bing
You ain't raise me to be a liar, ma, that's not my thing
I told him that I'd hold him down the whole time…