Thank You Mama

Hey mum, hi ma'
Always love you
Oh, my, oh, my
Mama don't cry
Gonna keep your banner flowing so high

Thank you mama for the nine months you carried me through
All them pain an' sufferin'
No one knows the struggle you bear, just only you
Give you all my love, oh, yeah
Thank you mama for the nine months you carried me through
All them pain an' sufferin'
No one knows the struggle you bear, just only you

Mama I would never let you down
I'll never go away, I'll always be around
You know why you do it such love that you found
I'm always gonna let you wear that crown
Through the roughest of times you maintain your calm
Jah was your only help, while sheltering you from the storm
And when it's cold you wrap me in a towel so warm
Oh, my, oh, my, I'm so glad I was born

Thank you mama for the nine months you carried me through
All them pain an' sufferin'
No one knows the struggle you bear, just only you
Give you all my love, oh yeah
Thank you mama for the nine months you carried me through
All them pain an' sufferin'
No one knows the struggle you bear, just only you

I'm gonna make u so proud, such good son you have
You're the one who teaches me all the good from the bad
And even when the system keeps pressurin' my dad
You got high hopes, thanks be unto the most high Jah

Thank you mama for the nine months you carried me through
All them pain an' sufferin'
No one knows the struggle you bear, just only you
Give you all my love, oh, yeah
Thank you mama for the nine months you carried me through
Oh, oh-no
No one knows the struggle you bear, oh-oh

I'm a big man now, so mature
Things I do to survive only Jah He knows
Mama always protecting me while watchin' us grow
You been up, even when it's on the down low
Work so hard to see us go to school
Blisters on your fingers so they can't take us for fool
I'm here for a purpose, I'm here to rule
Most High Jah, gonna see mama through

Thank you mama for the nine months you carried me through
All them pain an' sufferin'
No one knows the struggle you bear, just only you
Give you all my love, oh, yeah
Thank you mama for the nine months you carried me through
All them pain an' sufferin'
No one knows the struggle you bear, just only you

Now it's my turn to make life, I'm so mature
I've got my kids and my wife
And I'm positively sure
I'm doing fine and still can be so much more
You prepared me for the future
My love you deserve

Keep doing your thing while others not knowing
But deep within your heart mama you know where it was going
Can a mother lose a tear for a child she been showin'
Somehow, your star keeps glowing

Thank you mama for the nine months you carried me through
All them pain an' sufferin'
No one knows the struggle you bear, just only you
Give you all my love, oh, yeah
Thank you mama for the nine months you carried me through