Michael Young ~ A Song For Momma

Verse 1:

I remember when summertime used to come out

And I would stay on the block until it hit one out

And you would call me and tell me im too young for this pride

Being young and black in this world, that's no way to survive

I remember when pain and stress had you lifted

And you would work 3 jobs just to forget it

Them painkillers ain't get it, shit they was killing your system

Popping pills on the counter, start to become an addiction

I was too young and naive, tryna live this life up in a brighter way

But darker days took something special in life away

I felt guilty that you were feeling that type of way

But nothing i say could ever rephrase

Everything that you said whenever we went through that phase

All the pain that you felt whenever this life had its ways

At eating up at your pride, you feeling so guilty and so hollow inside

Momma you're the only reason i'm alive, and now i know why

 

Hook:

I'll remember you and all i put you through

Cause you said, "in this life, ain't nothing we can't do"

But, I'll remember you and everything you said

Cause you said, "in this life, we gonna be just fine"

 

Verse 3:

Remember them cookouts, when i was on the look out

For women i could've took out, you would say i'm too young for that shit

Either way i'm still young to you by the older i get

And everywhere that i go, you tell me never forget

Where you're from, what your people did for all of us to survive

You would tell me all the things they did to keep me alive

I would listen and often times i'd get mighty surprised

All that back and forth traveling just to give and provide

And I didn't know why, but now im conscious

You were living in nonsense, tryna stop us

So we didn't go through that process

With seven kids to raise, you never showed stress or a little bit of craze

And so you get the praise, so imma keep you in reps til' the day of my death

Imma keep giving you all til' there ain't nothing left

And know, for everything, i can't repay you even if i tried

Momma, you're the only reason i'm alive, and now i know why

 

Hook:

I'll remember you and all i put you through

Cause you said, "in this life, ain't nothing we can't do"

But, I'll remember you and everything you said

Cause you said, "in this life, we gonna be just fine"

 

Verse 3:

Remember when i was doubtful and heard a mouthful of people with broken dreams

You never gave up on us

And even when this life turned out to be nothing what it seems

You never gave up on us

Remember crying to myself cause I swear i couldn't take no more

Of being overlooked, there really ain't no sore

That hurts more than being ignored by the ones

Who always say they love you, but still always unsure

Man i swear i'm getting over my head

Thinking of ways to get you a better place so instead

Imma make sure everything that is written in red

So that you know my word is bond

Like every word that serves this song

Imma get the money i earn and splurge you on

Cause you deserve more and the world that served you wrong

And know, for everything, i can't repay you even if i tried

Momma, you're the only reason i'm alive, and now i know why

 

Hook:

I'll remember you and all i put you through

Cause you said, "in this life, ain't nothing we can't do"

But, I'll remember you and everything you said

Cause you said, "in this life, we gonna be just fine"

 

Bridge:

And now i know why, you're the only reason im alive (x4)

 

Hook:

I'll remember you and all i put you through

Cause you said, "in this life, ain't nothing we can't do"

But, I'll remember you and everything you said

Cause you said, "in this life, we gonna be just fine"