You are appreciated...



When I was young, me and my mama had beef

17 years old kicked out on tha streets

though back in tha time, I never thought I'd see her face

ain't a woman alive that can take my mommas place

suspended from school, scared ta go home

I was a fool with tha big boys breaking all tha rules

shed tears with my baby sister

over tha years we wuz poorer than tha other little kids

and even though we had different dadies

tha same drama when things went wrong we blamed mama



I reminised on tha stress I caused, it wuz hell

hugg'en on my mama from a jail cell

and who'ed think in elementry, heeeey i'd see tha penatentry



One day

running from tha Police, that's right

Momma catch me--put a whoop'en to my backside

and even as a crack fiend mama,

ya always was a black queen mama

I finally understand for a woman

it ain't easy--trying ta raise a man

ya always wuz commited, a poor single mother on welfare,



tell me how ya did it

there's no way I can pay ya back

but tha plan is ta show ya that I understand.

you are appreciated......



Laaaaady, don't cha know we luv ya

Sweeeet Laaaady, place no one above ya

Sweeeet Laaaady, don't cha know we luv ya



Ain't nobody tell us it wuz fair

no luv for my daddy, cause tha coward wuzn't there

he passed away and I didn't cry

cause my anger, wouldn't let me feel for a stranger

they say i'm wrong and i'm heartless

but all along I wuz looking for a father--he wuz gone

I hung around with tha thug's and even though they sold

drugs

they showed a young brother luv

I moved out and started really hang'in

I needed money of