If Mama Coulda Seen Me

[Verse 1]

If my mama coulda seen me in this prison

She'd a'cry but she can't

She'd wanna know if I was learning my lesson

But I like that I ain't

She could never tell me different 'cause I listen with my mouth

So send me up river, I'm never getting out

If my mama coulda seen me in this prison

She'd a-cry but she can't

[Verse 2]

And if my mama coulda seen me in these chains

She'd be fit to be tied

She was spared that pain 'cause I was barely 13 when she died Well, I reckon she's in Heaven and I know that I'm in hell

Nobody is your friend in a solitary cell

If my mama coulda seen me in this prison

She'd a-cry but she can't

[Bridge]

Rich man, poor man, beggar man please

Ain't nobody never cause mama any grief

First time living my first crack at you

Come on, mama, pull me out the shadow over mind

[Verse 3]

If my mama coulda seen me in this prison

It'd break her poor heart

Took her dreams and be damned if I didn't tear everyone apart

Now I get on my knees nearly every single day

Thank the Lord she never had to see me this way

If my mama coulda seen me in this prison

She'd a-cry but she can't

If my mama coulda seen me in this prison

She'd a-cry but she can't