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Dear Mama: Tupac & Fardowsa
- Tupac: Dear Momma
- The daughter of an immigrant mother
- Without a father for guidance
- Seven kids you raised alone with little help
- Sittin in the couch reminiscing on the all times you called my father to come to America
- Yet he refused
- And even though you hid your tears from sight
- I could hear them late night while
- The bond we share can never break
- I regret all my selfish mistakes
- Young stupid girl caught up in all the new trends
- Too busy trying to impress
- And repress my physical cultural distinctions with bleached hair and American materialism
- Yet you sat patiently listening to my melodramatic rants
- As a child I could not understand the struggles you faced
- Going to ESL night classes
- Taking any job you were given
- Yet you had time to comfort and guide seven kids
- You suffered in silence as racist, sexist employers exploited your labor
- Ignorant neighbors spitting at yo face telling you to go back to Africa
- Yet in all of this you treated your kids like kings and queens
- My Nubian queen
- I hope to one day match your strength and elegance
- Lady...
- Don't cha know we love ya? Sweet lady
- Dear mama
- Place no one above ya, sweet lady
- You are appreciated
- Don't cha know we love ya?
- [second and third chorus, "And dear mama" instead of "Dear mama"]
- [Verse Two: 2Pac]
- 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
- Cause when I was low you was there for me
- And 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 hot plate
- Ya just workin with the scraps you was given
- And mama made miracles every Eid celebration
- And there's no way I can pay you back
- But my plan is to show you that I understand
- You are appreciated
- [Chorus]
- [Verse Three: 2Pac]
- 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 craaazy
- 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 ya hold on
- It's a struggle everyday, 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]
- Sweet lady
- And dear mama
- Dear mama
- Lady [3X]
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