“YOU ALREADY KNOW (Dear Mama 2.0)”
(Spoken intro, raw & soulful)
You already know what it is…
This for the one who fed us more than food…
Fed us God, fed us fight, fed us love.
Five deep… four boys, one girl… and one queen.
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Verse 1
When I was a youngin, me and Mama had storms
House full of thunder, but her love kept it warm
No book, no blueprint, no manual in hand
She just built a whole life with her bare two hands
I remember them nights, Thanksgivin’ on a hot plate
Turkey in a lil’ pan, still tasted like it’s top-rate
Sold off her treasures just to keep the lights on
Never let us see her break, just kept life strong
And through the cold, through the hunger, through the empty
She never shed a tear where our little eyes could see
She paved roads I ain’t even know I was walkin’
Prayed heavy for my future when I ain’t do no talkin’
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Hook (Choir-style, full harmonies)
Mama, you already know we love you
Ain’t a soul on this earth above you
You gave us more than food, you gave us faith
You showed a youngin how to stand and how to pray
Mama, you already know we love you
Even when the world tried to judge you
Every scar, every fight made a way
I’m just tryin’ to show you that I understand today
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Verse 2
Now the rent was due, but you still found a way
Put the bill in God’s hands and the stress on your knees to pray
I seen you come home, tired hands from the work
Still made a meal out of scraps, turned the pain into church
You could’ve quit, could’ve folded, could’ve fell down
But you stood up, taught us love in a hell town
Even when the world went cold, you kept dancin’
Even with them scars on your body from the cancers
Surgery tried to take your shine, but it missed
You came out stronger, still movin’ to the beat with a twist
Five kids, four sons and a daughter that you raised
With the love of God that was louder than the hate
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Bridge (Spoken over soft keys)
Mama, you fed us food but more than that you fed us fight…
You taught us love when love was outta sight…
You gave when there wasn’t nothin’ left to give.
That’s why everything I do now, is so you can live.
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Hook (Bigger, Choir + Strings)
Mama, you already know we love you
Ain’t a soul on this earth above you
You gave us more than food, you gave us faith
You showed a youngin how to stand and how to pray
Mama, you already know we love you
Even when the world tried to judge you
Every scar, every fight made a way
I’m just tryin’ to show you that I understand today
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Outro
So pour out some love, while the world still can hear me
This one’s for my Mama, let the angels stand near me
If you can make it through the night, there’s a brighter day
And everything I am is from the price you paid
Mama, you already know…
Yeah… you already know…
No greater love
KalCityMusic