Momma
Webbie Lyrics

I was just drinkin and thankin I remember em sayin you was sick
I was reminiscing about the past and remembered when they told me you were ill - back then I didn't fully understand what that meant.

guess i was too young to understand,
At the time I was young and naive, and didn't realize that your illness was something serious.

I remember we'll all sit around the bed prayin then you'll cry cry it got to me bad,
I recall us sitting around your bed praying for your health, and seeing you cry broke my heart.

I was bad as hell then you grab ya belt why why why all i keep askin myself damn,
I used to misbehave and act out, and whenever you had to discipline me with a belt, I would always ask myself why I acted that way.

Im holdin my tears ma you got sum pretty granddaughters i just wish you can see them,
Even though I'm holding back tears, I want you to know that you have beautiful granddaughters that you never got to meet.

Sometimes i wish that i wasnt here sumtimes i wish that all of my problems would just disappear,
There are times when I wish I didn't have to deal with life's struggles and that everything would just miraculously resolve itself.

On the real its been 14 years tell me why in the hell it still feel like yesterday still,
It's been fourteen years since you've passed, but for some reason, it feels like it just happened yesterday.

So i just smoke to take the stress away really that ont work no more,
To cope with my stress and emotions, I used to smoke but it doesn't really work for me anymore.

So i think about the better things like you aint gotta hurt no more,
Instead, I try to focus on positive thoughts, like how you no longer have to suffer or feel any pain.

And ma i hope you hearin me cuz i just want fa you to know I know that you aint want to leave it wasnt yo choice you had to go,
I hope that wherever you are, you can hear me because I want you to know that I understand that it wasn't your choice to leave and that you had to go.

This yo song ma i had to write it and really ion care if dont nobody else like it,
This song is for you, Momma. I wrote it because I felt like I needed to, and I don't care if anyone else likes it or not.

Aint nobody else like ya you made the way fa me told me i can have whateva i want if i prayed for it,
Nobody else is quite like you because you paved the way for me and encouraged me to have faith that I could have anything I wanted if I prayed for it.

Flowers on ya grave an some times i get a lil crazy,
I make sure to bring flowers to your grave, and sometimes I struggle with my sanity and emotions.

I always respect my elders cause thats just the way you raised me
You taught me to always respect my elders, which is something that I still uphold today.

sittin in my kitchen and lookin at the pictures just rememberin the times i aint lyin ya love was price less,
Sometimes I sit in my kitchen and look at old pictures of you, reminiscing about the times when your love was invaluable to me.

I sit up late nite in the dark like aint no light switch steady askin god why the hell it gotta be like dis,
Late at night, I lay in bed in the darkness, continually asking God why you had to leave me behind like this.

No tellin how yo life go like wen the dice roll you rest in peace i think imma be alright doe,
Life is unpredictable and uncontrollable - anything can happen at any given moment. But I believe that you're resting in peace now, and I'm going to be okay no matter what happens.

But i no you probably right here beside me standin in this booth with me lovin me and guiding me holdin me protectin me keepin me alive and i had to write this song for you this one fa you momma i no you probably right here beside me standin in this booth with me lovin me and guiding me holdin me protectin me keepin me alive n i had to write this song for you this one for you momma,
I feel like you're right here beside me in this booth, loving me, guiding me, and protecting me - keeping me alive in spirit. That's why I had to write this song for you, Momma - to show my appreciation and to keep your memory alive.