Mother - Fashawn

What Up, Ex?

Ayo I just wanna talk about something real quick

This one right here, it’s kinda like- it’s kinda like a love song,

you know what I’m sayin?

It sorta hurts though

Bear with me… check it out

Raised three snotty-nosed kids on your own

We never had a house, we always had a home

At least when you were there, half the time you was gone

I tried to cook my own supper, burnt my hand on the stove

I had clothes, what I needed, but never what I wanted

First day of school I stunted, cause you went out and hunted

Got me the latest toy, and no matter how old I get

I’m still your baby boy, somehow you stayed employed

And never worked a 9-to-5, and never wondered why

Black queen, crack fiend, all the while you was high

Hardly ever wiped my tears, never let you see me cry

Not one man in the house, so that spot I occupied

How could I not acknowledge your work?

A Mason jar used to steal the dollars out of her purse

It breaks my heart to see you struggle with your addiction

And still I care for you

Despite all of the drama, I’ll always be there for you

You are

Everything and anything to me

Little lady, can’t you see?

You are

You’re my momma, and I’m your son

Thank God, cause he only gave us one

You remember that night, I took your glass pipe

Threw it against the street light, you probably might

I thought saved your life, Tasha called CPS, big sis was fed up

With her mama, tried to visit, but they usually didn’t let her

Life could have been worse and life could have been better

Loved her unconditionally, since the day that we met her

At the parent and teacher meetings, you might have never seen her

Still, she gave me life, guess that’s why they call her Vida

I been to two of your weddings, none of them guys still around

How can I mirror that, how could I let you down

Even though you left me home alone for nights at a time

I’m shedding tears as I’m reciting each line

Apparently, it’s never too young to become a parent for some

Had me at 15 going on 21

Had an older sister even had an older brother

Met a lot of men and women but there’s no one like my mother