Dear Mama Lyrics

Dear mama, they sentenced me to death

Today's my final day, I'm countin every breath

I'm bitter cause I'm dyin, so much I haven't seen

I know you never dreamed, your baby would be dead at 16

I got beef with a sick society that doesn't give a shit

And they too quick to say goodbye to me

They tell me the preacher's there for me

He's a crook with a book, that motherfucker never cared for me

He's only here to be sure

I don't drop a dime to God bout the crimes he's commitin

On the poor, and how can these people judge me?

They ain't my peers and in all these years, they ain't never love me

I never got to be a man, must be part of some big plan

To keep a nigga in the state pen

And to my homies out buryin motherfuckers

Steer clear of these Aryan motherfuckers

Cause once they got you locked up

They got you trapped, you're better off gettin shot

I'm convinced self-defense is the way

Please, stay strapped, pack a gat every day

I wish I woulda known while I was out there

Now I'm straight headin for the chair

Dear mama, Dear mama

You are appreciated

You are appreciated

Dear mama!

Dear mama!

You are appreciated

And dear mama

Dear mama

You are appreciated

And dear mama

Music is what hold the world together

This world, the next world, and the previous world

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

I hung around with the thugs

And even though they sold drugs

They showed a young brother love

I moved out and started really hangin

I needed money of my own, so I started slangin

I ain't guilty, 'cause even though I sell rocks

It feels good puttin' money in your mailbox

I love payin' rent when the rent's due

I hope you got the diamond necklace that I sent to you

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

You just workin' with the scraps you was given

And Mama made miracles every Thanksgivin

But now the road got rough, you're alone

You're tryin' to raise two bad kids on your own

And there's no way I can pay you back

But my plan is to show you that I understand

You are appreciated

And dear mama, you are appreciated

Dear mama!

Dear mama!

You are appreciated

Dear mama!

Music is what hold the world together

This world, the next world, and the previous world

Dear mama, these cops don't understand me

I turned to a life of crime, 'cause I came from a broken family

My uncle used to touch me, I never told you that

Scared what you might do, I couldn't hold you back

I kept it deep inside, I done let it fuel my anger

I'm down for all my homies, no mercy for a stranger

The brother in my set, is 16 is wet

It's hard to adapt, when you're black and you're trapped in a livin' Hell

I shouldn'ta let him catch me

Instead of livin' sad in jail I coulda died free and happy

And my cellmate's raped on the norm

And passed around the dorm, you can hear his asshole gettin' torn

They made me an animal

Can't sleep, instead of countin' sheep, niggaz countin' cannibals

And that's how it is in the pen

Turn old and cold, and your soul is your best friend

My mama prayed for me

Tell the Lord to make way for me, prepare any day for me (why?)

Cause when they come for me they find a struggler

To the death I take the breath from your jugular

The trick is to never lose hope

I found my buddy hangin dead from a rope, 16 on Death Row

And there's no way I can pay you back

But my plan is to show you that I understand

You are appreciated

And dear mama, you are appreciated

Dear mama!

Dear mama!

You are appreciated