Ohana Means Family
• Written by jAMB
Got given a one in a million chance
To be livin a life with these human hands
The Dextrious capablities with Opposable thumbs
The ability to spit fluid lyrics through the toungue
I can only give thanks and thats to my mum
The only one that allowed me to do things for fun
Shes my inspiration to get all the things done
Believing in me since before I was born
After 18 months it was just me and her
She grinded to make shit happen on this earth
Dad left early he was the seed that dispersed
Still looking down from his comfy little perch
You dont know how much that it physically hurt
How much you left us physically inert
Cutting through the deep and i struggled to sleep
No father figure to keep guard of the keep
Grandparents looking after me during the week
Learning chess with grandad i guess it was sweet
Like a kiss on a cheek from the girl cross the street
I remember the name nina, all the misdemeanours id get from all teachers
At school
Parents evening was a creeper out the blue,
To be fair to ny mum i was a brat with a bruise
Watched too much top gun pretending to be cruise
Moved down south with nothing else to lose
Missed my life up north but i had to say adieu
Little confused but I refused to get through
Without giving the new life a little chance or two
Chorus//
Have to be grateful for the places we've been
All the things that we've seen, shes been treat like a queen
the Mary berry of the bakery scene
If you know what i mean because Ohana means family
Yeah, Ohana means family
And the ambition was there to turn over the leaf
Like a fresh sheet of paper without a single crease
Moving on from all the mischief and the grief
We found a new chief who had a different belief
Some tensions arose and it turned to relief
I had a buffer to my actions he'd even call the police
On me if i carried on so indecently
I had to squash the beef and be that positive chappy
Cos mum yeah she was finally happy
Finally got a chance to be married
Cant be selfish to the one who carried
Me for so long in her own arms
With no one to carry her back
So i need to be a good chap
So i need to take a step back
Be a good lad cos im so glad
Mums got her man we got a step dad
Cant ever be mad
Supported through the hard times like stalingrad
The battles we've fought together
Leaving a legacy for us that youll remember forever
Music for the generations young and the weathered
A story of salvation a bond that never severs
Leverage towards the future tomorrow may never come
Whatever will be c'est la vie let it be done
Just know that i wrote this song for you mum
Chorus//
Have to be grateful for the places we've been
All the things that we've seen, shes been treat like a queen
The Mary berry of the bakery scene
If you know what i mean
Because Ohana means family
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jAMB
Member since October 17 2017