My little place to talk cock sing song…

Possibly the best rap song on earth, Tupac Shakur is probably up there with the best with this song. It recollects how a boy that was bought up from the streets with violence and drugs… how tough he is, he still loves his mama. I consider myself a mama’s boy, i’d get my greatest strength from her. Like Tupac, no matter  how much hard time i’ve given her… she’ll always be appreciated.

(Turn up the volume on this one… imagine his words in your thoughts… i guarantee a tear or 2)
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Dear Mama By Tupac Shakur

You are appreciated

When I was young me and my mama had beef17 years old kicked out on the streetsThough back at the time I never thought I'd see her faceAin't a woman alive that could take my mamas placeSuspended from school, scared to go homeI was a fool with the big boys, breaking all the rulesShed tears with my baby sisterOver the years we was poorer than the other little kidsAnd even though we had different daddiesThe same drama, when things went wrong we blamed mamaI reminisce on the stress I caused, it was hellHuggin' on my mama from a jail cellAnd who'd think in elementary, hey I'd see the penitentiaryOne day, running from the police that’s rightMama catch me, put a whoopin' to my backsideAnd 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 manYou always was committed, poor single mother on welfareTell me how you did it, there's no way I can pay you backBut the plan is to show you that I understandYou are appreciated

(Chorus)Lady, don't ya know we love yaSweet lady, place no one above yaSweet lady, don't ya know we love ya

Now ain't nobody tell us it was fairNo love for my daddy 'cos the coward wasn’t thereHe passed away and I didn't cry'Cos my anger wouldn't let me feel for a strangerThey say I'm wrong and I'm heartlessBut all along I was looking for a father, he was goneI hung around with the thugs and even though they sold drugsThey showed a young brother loveI moved out and started really hangin' I needed money of my own so I started slangin'I ain't guilty, 'cos even though I sell rocksIt feels good putting money in your mailboxI love paying rent when the rent's dueI hope you got the diamond necklace that I sent to you'Cos when I was low you was there for meYou never left me alone 'cos you cared for meAnd I can see you coming home after work, lateYou're in the kitchen tryin' to fix us a hot plateJust working with the scraps you was givenAnd mama made miracles every ThanksgivingBut now the road got rough, you're aloneTryin' to raise two bad kids on your ownAnd there's no way I can pay you backBut my plan is to show you that I understandYou are appreciated

(Chorus)

Pour out some liquor and I reminisce'Cos through the drama, I can always depend on my mamaAnd when it seems that I'm hopelessYou say the words that can get me back in focusWhen I was sick as a little kidTo keep me happy, there’s no limit to the things you didAnd all my childhood memoriesAre full of all the sweet things you did for meAnd even though I act crazyI got to thank the Lord the you made meThere are no words that can express how I feelYou never kept a secret, always stayed realAnd I appreciate how you raised meAnd all the extra love that you gave meI wish I could take the pain awayIf you can make it through the night, there's a brighter dayEverything will be alright if you hold onIt's a struggle, everyday gotta roll onAnd there's no way I can pay you backBut my plan is to show you that I understandYou are appreciated

(Chorus)

Sweet lady, lady, lady, lady