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Dear Mama: Tupac & Fardowsa

  1. Tupac: Dear Momma
  2.  
  3. The daughter of an immigrant mother
  4. Without a father for guidance
  5. Seven kids you raised alone with little help
  6. Sittin in the couch reminiscing on the all times you called my father to come to America
  7. Yet he refused
  8. And even though you hid your tears from sight
  9. I could hear them late night while
  10. The bond we share can never break
  11. I regret all my selfish mistakes
  12. Young stupid girl caught up in all the new trends
  13. Too busy trying to impress
  14. And repress my physical cultural distinctions with bleached hair and American materialism
  15. Yet you sat patiently listening to my melodramatic rants
  16. As a child I could not understand the struggles you faced
  17. Going to ESL night classes
  18. Taking any job you were given
  19. Yet you had time to comfort and guide seven kids
  20. You suffered in silence as racist, sexist employers exploited your labor
  21. Ignorant neighbors spitting at yo face telling you to go back to Africa
  22. Yet in all of this you treated your kids like kings and queens
  23. My Nubian queen
  24. I hope to one day match your strength and elegance
  25.  
  26.  
  27. Lady...
  28. Don't cha know we love ya? Sweet lady
  29. Dear mama
  30. Place no one above ya, sweet lady
  31. You are appreciated
  32. Don't cha know we love ya?
  33.  
  34. [second and third chorus, "And dear mama" instead of "Dear mama"]
  35.  
  36. [Verse Two: 2Pac]
  37.  
  38. Now ain't nobody tell us it was fair
  39. No love from my daddy cause the coward wasn't there
  40. He passed away and I didn't cry, cause my anger
  41. wouldn't let me feel for a stranger
  42. They say I'm wrong and I'm heartless, but all along
  43. I was lookin for a father he was gone
  44. Cause when I was low you was there for me
  45. And never left me alone because you cared for me
  46. And I could see you comin home after work late
  47. You're in the kitchen tryin to fix us a hot plate
  48. Ya just workin with the scraps you was given
  49. And mama made miracles every Eid celebration
  50. And there's no way I can pay you back
  51. But my plan is to show you that I understand
  52. You are appreciated
  53.  
  54. [Chorus]
  55.  
  56. [Verse Three: 2Pac]
  57.  
  58. I can always depend on my mama
  59. And when it seems that I'm hopeless
  60. You say the words that can get me back in focus
  61. When I was sick as a little kid
  62. To keep me happy there's no limit to the things you did
  63. And all my childhood memories
  64. Are full of all the sweet things you did for me
  65. And even though I act craaazy
  66. I gotta thank the Lord that you made me
  67. There are no words that can express how I feel
  68. You never kept a secret, always stayed real
  69. And I appreciate, how you raised me
  70. And all the extra love that you gave me
  71. I wish I could take the pain away
  72. If you can make it through the night there's a brighter day
  73. Everything will be alright if ya hold on
  74. It's a struggle everyday, gotta roll on
  75. And there's no way I can pay you back
  76. But my plan is to show you that I understand
  77. You are appreciated
  78.  
  79. [Chorus]
  80.  
  81. Sweet lady
  82. And dear mama
  83.  
  84. Dear mama
  85. Lady [3X]

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