[Intro]

Yess

Rich love

This is dedicated to you, Mom

[Verse 1]

And it's about time, all of this has been said

But it's time to make this known to put my intentions to rest

I wouldn't call it a debt, but I owe her my breath, for everytime she wrung my neck, I thank her with quiet respect

Consistency, marinate on all that for a second

She was always there giving, but only hardly is she mentioned

In a land where divorce happens, back-stabbing and hot fashion, materialism is ass-backwards

When you hit bottom who was there, unconditional?

Solid as a rock, she seen you at your most miserable

I tried to wrap my mind around endless

I put the stars in the same sentence

My mama's love is relentless

Growing into a man, I wonder if I can work as hard as a woman

She set the bar high when no one was looking

But I saw you mama, you're the hardest rapper I've seen

I thank God you laid such a brilliant blueprint for me

[Chorus]

Oh Mama!

She put the soul in the name

Teach me how to love and how to hold my pain

Oh Mama!

Knows how to hold her frame, walks with elegance and takes my shame

Mama!

Got the patience of a full day, my only true love is shelter and rain

[Verse 2]

Hey Mama

And if you can't afford a babysitter, take me to class

But I probably won't sit still, I'll be a pain in your ass

But if I would've known, I would've grown up sooner

Not saying I have regrets, but I wish I could've helped you

I thought I was the luckiest, a teddy bear or a bed

But little did I know, that we were barely being fed

Check-by-check, stamp-by-stamp, it was survival

But I always had a full stomach and a blanket, with my eyes closed

Mind so fed, play classical music when I went to bed

She left the door open softly with a crack

Night terrors fled your son

I had nowhere to run, so I stayed in the corner of the room with a gun

She took me, and she made me breathe

4am, saved once again, literally grabbed me from hell and pulled me out of the cement

Love isn't a trend

[Chorus]

Oh Mama!

She put the soul in the name

Teach me how to love and how to hold my pain

Oh Mama!

Knows how to hold her frame, walks with elegance and takes my shame

Mama!

Got the patience of a full day

My only true love is shelter and rain

[Verse 3]

Unnecessary struggle for life

Welfare, Grocery bags, she comes home in the night

Fix up a hot plate, four kids wait, lace me with some PJs, tuck me so I sleep great

The hardest challenge for a single woman: go to school, work, raise four kids as if no one's looking

I couldn't ask for a greater sacrifice

This is why my basic understanding can't be pacified

And a limitless commitment to provide a life given, this is why I will Idolize women

I can't imagine the sweat, tears, and blood, that you've had your back against the wall, screaming "enough!"

But I know you Mama, you're the hardest rapper I've seen

Grit your teeth, dust yourself off and get ready for the week

You quench my thirst when I'm dying for rain

I'm dying to prove to you that this all wasn't in vain

[Chorus 2]

Mama!

She put the soul in the name

Oh Mama!

Knows how to hold her frame

Oh Mama!

Got the patience of a full day

Oh!

My only true love, my only true love

Mama!

Teach me how to love and how to hold my pain

Oh Mama!

Walks with elegance and takes my shame

Oh Mama!

My only true love is shelter and rain

My only true love, my only true love