You are appreciated
When I was young, me and my mama had beef
Seventeen years old, kicked out on the streets
Though back at the time I never thought I'd see her face
You are appreciated
When I was young, me and my mama had beef
Seventeen years old, kicked out on the streets
Though back at the time I never thought I'd see her face
Ain't a woman alive that could take my mama's place
Suspended from school, and scared to go home, I was a fool
With the big boys breakin' all the rules
I shed tears with my baby sister, over the years
We was poorer than the other little kids
And even though we had different daddies, the same drama
When things went wrong we'd blame Mama
I reminisce on the stress I caused, it was hell
Huggin' on my mama from a jail cell
And who'd think in elementary, hey
I'd see the penitentiary one day?
And runnin' from the police, that's right
Mama catch me, put a whoopin' to my backside
And even as a crack fiend, Mama
You always was a black queen, Mama
I finally understand
For a woman it ain't easy tryin' to raise a man
You always was committed
A poor single mother on welfare, tell me how you did it
There's no way I can pay you back, but the plan
Is to show you that I understand: you are appreciated
[Chorus: Reggie Green & "Sweet Franklin" + 2Pac]
Lady, don't you know we love ya? (Dear Mama)
Sweet lady, place no one above ya (You are appreciated)
Sweet lady, don't you know we love ya?
[Verse 2]
Now, ain't nobody tell us it was fair
No love from my daddy, ‘cause the coward wasn'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 was lookin' for a father, he was gone
I hung around with the thugs
And even though they sold drugs
They showed a young brother love
I moved out and started really hangin'
I needed money of my own, so I started slangin'
I ain't guilty, ‘cause even though I sell rocks
It feels good puttin' money in your mailbox
I love payin' rent when the rent is due
I hope you got the diamond necklace that I sent to you
‘Cause when I was low you was there for me
You never left me alone, because you cared for me
And I could see you comin' home after work late
You're in the kitchen, tryin' to fix us a hotplate
You just workin' with the scraps you was given
And Mama made miracles every Thanksgivin'
But now the road got rough, you're alone
You're tryin' to raise two bad kids on your own
And there's no way I can pay you back, but my plan
Is to show you that I understand: you are appreciated
[Hook: Reggie Green & "Sweet Franklin" + 2Pac]
Lady, don't you know we love ya? (Dear Mama)
Sweet lady, place no one above ya (You are appreciated)
Sweet lady, don't you know we love ya?
[Verse 3]
Pour out some liquor and I reminisce
‘Cause through the drama I can always depend on my mama
And when it seems that I'm hopeless
You say the words that can get me back in focus
When I was sick as a little kid
To keep me happy there's no limit to the things you did
And all my childhood memories
Are full of all the sweet things you did for me
And even though I act crazy
I gotta thank the Lord that you made me
There are no words that can express how I feel
You never kept a secret, always stayed real
And I appreciate how you raised me
And all the extra love that you gave me
I wish I could take the pain away
If you can make it through the night, there's a brighter day
Everything will be alright if you hold on
It's a struggle every day, gotta roll on
And there's no way I can pay you back, but my plan
Is to show you that I understand: you are appreciated
[Chorus: Reggie Green & Sweet Franklin + 2Pac]
Lady, don't you know we love ya? (Dear Mama)
Sweet lady, place no one above ya (You are appreciated)
Sweet lady, don't you know we love ya? (Dear Mama)
Sweet lady, lady (Dear Mama)
Lady, lady
Vi se poštovati
Kad sam bio mlad, ja i moja mama je govedina
Sedamnaest godina, izbačen na ulicu
Iako leđa u trenutku Nikad nisam mislio da ću vidjeti lice
Nije žena živi koji bi mogao potrajati Moja mama je mjesto
Suspendiran iz škole, i prepala da ide kući, bio sam budala
Uz veliki dečki BREAKU sva pravila
Sam prolio suze sa mog sestrica, tijekom godina
Bio mi lošiji od ostalih malu djecu
I iako smo imali različite daddies, ista drama
Kad su stvari išle loše bismo krivi mama
Ja pričati uspomene o stresu sam prouzročio, bio je to pakao
Huggin' na moje mame iz zatvoru
A tko bi pomislio da je u osnovnoj, hej
Ja bih vidjeti kaznionica jedan dan?
I runnin' iz policije, to je u redu
Mama uhvati me, staviti whoopin' na moj stražnjicu
Pa čak i kao crack đavo, mama
Uvijek je bio crni kraljica, mama
Konačno sam shvatiti
Za ženu nije lako pokušavam podići čovjeka
Uvijek je počinio
Loše samohrana majka na socijalnoj pomoći, reci mi kako si to učinio
Ne postoji način ja mogu ti vratiti, ali plan
Je li vam pokazati da ja razumijem: vi poštovati
[Hor: Reggie Green i "Sweet Franklin" + 2Pac]
Lady, ne znaš mi ya ljubav? (Draga mama)
Slatko dama, mjesto nitko iznad tebe (ti si cijenjen)
Slatko dama, ne znaš mi ya ljubav?
[Redak 2]
Sada, nije nam nitko reći da je fer
Bez ljubavi od mog tate, jer je kukavica nije bio tamo
Preminuo je, a ja nisam plakati, jer gnjev moj
nije dopustila da se osjećam za stranca
Kažu da sam u krivu i da sam bez srca, ali svi zajedno
Ja sam obličje za oca, on je otišao
Ja visio okolo sa razbojnika
I iako su prodali drogu
Oni su pokazali mladi brat ljubav
Preselio sam se i počeo stvarno hangin'
Trebao sam novac za svoje, pa sam počeo slangin'
Nisam kriv, jer iako sam prodati stijene
Ona se osjeća dobro puttin' novac u vašem poštanskom sandučiću
Volim payin' Posudi kada najam je zbog
Nadam se da ste je dobio dijamantnu ogrlicu koju sam poslao na vas
Jer kad sam bio nizak da si tu za mene
Nikad mi ostavi na miru, jer ti stalo do mene
I mogao sam vidjeti što comin' kući nakon posla kasno
Ti si u kuhinji, pokušavam da nam popraviti ploče za kuhanje
Vi samo workin' s komadićima vam je dao
A mama je napravio čuda svaki Thanksgivin'
Ali sada je put dobio grubo, ti si sam
Ti si pokušavam podići dvije loše djecu na vlastite
I ne postoji način ja mogu ti vratiti, ali moj plan
Je li vam pokazati da ja razumijem: vi poštovati
[Hook: Reggie Green i "Sweet Franklin" + 2Pac]
Lady, ne znaš mi ya ljubav? (Draga mama)
Slatko dama, mjesto nitko iznad tebe (ti si cijenjen)
Slatko dama, ne znaš mi ya ljubav?
[Redak 3]
Izlij neko piće, a ja prisjećaju
Jer kroz dramu uvijek mogu osloniti na moje mame
I kada se čini da sam beznadni
Kažeš riječi koje se mogu dobiti me natrag u fokusu
Kad sam bio bolestan kao malo dijete
Da bi me rado nema ograničenja na ono što je učinio
I svi moji sjećanja iz djetinjstva
Puni su sve slatke stvari što si učinio za mene
I iako se ponašam ludo
Moram zahvaliti Gospodinu što me je stvorio
Ne postoje riječi koje mogu izraziti kako se osjećam
Nikad se ne čuvaju tajnu, uvijek je ostao pravi
I ja cijenim kako si me podigao
I sve je extra ljubavi koju mi je dao
Volio bih da mogu uzeti bol daleko
Ako možete to učiniti preko noći, tu je svjetliji dan
Sve će biti u redu ako se držite na
To je borba svaki dan, moram u roli
I ne postoji način ja mogu ti vratiti, ali moj plan
Je li vam pokazati da ja razumijem: vi poštovati
[Hor: Reggie Green & Sweet Franklin + 2Pac]
Lady, ne znaš mi ya ljubav? (Draga mama)
Slatko dama, mjesto nitko iznad tebe (ti si cijenjen)
Slatko dama, ne znaš mi ya ljubav? (Draga mama)
Slatko dama, dama (Draga mama)
Lady, Lady