To my moms I ain't gonna make you cry no more
You raised a strong young man like Afeni Shakur
Remember when the house flooded like seven times
You never lost your cool even when I lost my mind
When it was double the pain you would triple the grind
I'm a pay it forward to you in a matter of time
I'm a have the mortgage payed in full like a miracle
You granted my life and I ain't just talking about umbilical
You done so much for me mom just rest I'll take care of you
If your knees ever give out then I'm a carry you
At times I did't think I'd live this long but got is merciful
I can't go out the way my uncles did god bless they soul
Some never thought this music shit work I'm a let em know
I thank you for the sacrifices you made just to let me grow
I thank you for the sacrifice you made just to let me grow

Mamma showed me how to win with the cards I was dealt
She never gave up on me even when I gave up on self
If it wasn't for you I wouldn't be a man from a boy
If you cryin' mom you should cry tears of joy
My mamma showed me how to win with the cards I was dealt
She never gave up on me even when I gave up on self
If it wasn't for you I wouldn't be a man from a boy
If you cryin' mom you should cry tears of joy

Remember when I walked home from Homan Square with no shoe laces
Choked out in the street by the hands of racists
You gave me a lawyer and I dodged them cases
On my darkest of days you was still embracive
Now I got distribution and licensing deals
With this pen in my hand it's like a license to kill
Im a buy house on the hill
Where you can post with your grandchildren and chill
Cuz growing up I ain't have to rob and kill
I ain't ever missed a meal even when the shit got real
You was always breaking bread
Roof over my head keeping me fed
Even when I didn't know the ledge
From the first to the last steps you knew I'd take the high road
Not easily sold even harder to fold
Your legend forever embedded in this lesson that's told
It took a momma like you to make a heart out of gold

Mamma showed me how to win with the cards I was dealt
She never gave up on me even when I gave up on self
If it wasn't for you I wouldn't be a man from a boy
If you cryin' mom you should cry tears of joy
My mamma showed me how to win with the cards I was dealt
She never gave up on me even when I gave up on self
If it wasn't for you I wouldn't be a man from a boy
If you cryin' mom you should cry tears of joy

I Love you