Mama, Mama wasn’t there.
She didn’t even care.
Grab that bitch by the hair,
Me and my dad, we went everywhere.
Stole her check, hit Vegas, spent it there,
While she disappeared like she was never there.
Mama, Mama wasn’t there.
Found myself a girl that actually cared.
You saw my story, saw I knocked her up,
Now you wanna call, now you’re showing love.
Funny how you care when the news gets loud,
Where were you when I was lost in the crowd?
You missed the birthdays, missed the tears,
Missed the fights and all the years.
Now you act like time stood still,
But broken hearts don’t heal at will.
Mama, Mama wasn’t there.
Now you act like life’s unfair.
You reached your hand, I turned away,
Too many nights you chose not to stay.
Now you want a place inside my life,
After all the pain and all the strife.
You can say you’re sorry if you dare,
But Mama… Mama wasn’t there.
Dad held it down when times got rough,
Sometimes love was barely enough.
Learned to stand on my own two feet,
Turned my pain into every beat.
Now they see me chasing every dream,
They don’t know what survival means.
Scars don’t fade just because you came,
Saying “I’m sorry” won’t erase the pain.
I’m moving forward, leaving the past,
Some broken memories were built to last.
Mama, Mama wasn’t there.
Now you say you always cared.
But I built my life without your hand,
Learned to rise, learned to stand.
You saw success and wanted in,
But you weren’t there when it would begin.
I’ll keep walking, breathing free,
Your absence made the man in me.
Mama… Mama wasn’t there.
Now the silence fills the air.
Some wounds heal, some remain,
But I won’t let them define my name.
