Mama's Song

Mi ah thank God fi me madda, fi all addi pain she bear
Fi bring me come ya, you addi greatest madda mi swear
Thank you mama fi all addi stress you bear, mi dedicate dah one ya
You ah di greatest madda mi swear

Alright, mama grow mi inna de real slum
Me see real shotta, me see real gun yeah
And she tell mi seh no son
Nuh pick up machine, dats no fun nuh
Dats why am alive today
Because ah the lesson she teach to meh
So me ah give thanks fi life cause mi ah live ah betta way

Thank you mama fi all addi pain you bear
Fi bring me come ya, you addi greatest madda mi swear
Thank you mama fi all addi pain you bear
Mi dedicate dah one ya, mi nah left you out mi swear

Alright, mama ah nuff things we go thru
Ah Jah alone know dem
Wah mi woulda do wid out you
You come in as mi best fren
You always ah tell mi seh fi follow mi dreams nuh follow de crowd
Mama mi take you advice so mi know you proud ah mi

Thank you mama fi all addi pain you bear
Fi bring me come ya, you addi greatest madda mi swear
Thank you mama fi all addi stress you bear
Mi dedicate dah one ya, mi nah left you out mi swear

Alright, now mi ah big man and ting so mi ah go teach fi youths the same ting
Nah mek nothing bad greet dem
Same lesson mi ah use and teach dem
I don't know where I would have been if you weren't there all the way
So right now I just want to say...

Thank you mama fi all addi pain you bear
Fi bring me come ya, mi nah left you out mi swear
Thank you mama fi all addi stress you bear
Mi dedicate dah one ya, you ah de greatest madda mi swear...

Alright. Addi things wey you teach me
Yeah. mek nuh gunshot nuh reach mi
Thank you mom, the greatest mom
You save mi life, oh mom
Now everyting nice
Mean so much to mi

Love you
Mama, love you
Love you
Mama, love you
Thank you mama