Mama (Strings Version)

[Verse 1]

I see the past still hides in your closet

I see you can't move, but you're starting the process

So, now, I hope to God that you're making some progress

Guess I don't believe, but I'm just being cautious

I see the guilt weighing heavy on your conscious

I see that all the pain isn't gone as a constant

I hope that you can step back and put it in context

'Cause that man, he belongs in a coffin

[Pre-Chorus]

I hope, one day, that you will see

Everything I did was for you and me

Everything I did was for you to see, you to see

I hope, one day, that you'll believe

Everything I have, yeah, you gave to me

I'm еverything I am 'cause you made mе, you made me

[Chorus]

I wish I had a verse with some better words

Wish I had a hook that you never heard

I wish, one day, that you wouldn't hurt

'Cause, Mama, you gave me the world

I wish I had a way with some better rhymes

But I still can't say what I can't find

I wish, one day, that you wouldn't cry

'Cause, Mama, you kept me alive

[Post-Chorus]

Whatever you need, I promise I'll try

I promise I'll try

'Cause, Mama—

[Verse 2]

I know it all comes up when we're talking

I know you're tryna save me the pain that it's causing

I never see you cry, now I hear that it's pouring

So, let me be the roof while you pull up the flooring

I know it's not meant to be something you're forcing

But I wish that you could force a little more, it's important

'Cause now it's your time and your turn to be open

And everything you kept in a box, you can throw it

[Pre-Chorus]

I hope, one day, that you will see

Everything I did was for you and me

Everything I did was for you to see, you to see

And I hope, one day, that you'll believe

Everything I have, yeah, you gave to me

I'm everything I am 'cause you made me, you made me

[Chorus]

I wish I had a verse with some better words

Wish I had a hook that you never heard

I wish, one day, that you wouldn't hurt

'Cause, Mama, you gave me the world

I wish I had a way with some better rhymes

But I still can't say what I can't find

I wish, one day, that you wouldn't cry

'Cause, Mama, you kept me alive

[Post-Chorus]

Whatever you need, I promise I'll try

I promise I'll try

'Cause, Mama, you kept me alive

[Outro]

(Ooh, ooh, ooh)

'Cause, mama, you kept me alive