Mama (The One)

[Intro: Kelly Price]

Whoa

Oh mama, oh mama

You're the reason why I'm here today

Holdin' my head high

Wasn't easy gettin' me here, today

I owe you my life

Been through every step along the way

Makin' sure that things will be alright

So mama, please don't leave, don't leave, don't leave tonight

Mama, please don't leave, don't leave, don't leave tonight

Mama, please don't leave, don't leave, don't leave tonight

Please don't leave tonight

[Verse 1: Trina]

Dear mama, I know I gave you a lot of drama

Got you pissed off 'bout a lot of this is that dilemma

You remember in December, cold winter

Yeah, the month of my delivery

You vowed to take care of me

G-g-gave birth to your baby girl

You always warned me 'bout these streets and this crazy world

Taught me how to survive and keep my head up

Taught me how to be a lady, stack my bread up

Yeah, no daddy in the picture

Thinking 'bout you mama

Got me running to the liquor

Mama where you goin'?

I'm gon' have to beg to differ

I'd rather go first, so I wanna go with you 'cause I can't do this without you

[Chorus: Kelly Price]

So mama please (You're the reason why I'm here, today)

Holdin' my head high

Wasn't easy gettin' me here, today

I owe you my life

Been through every step along the way

Makin' sure that things will be alright

So mama, please don't leave, don't leave, don't leave tonight

Mama, please don't leave, don't leave, don't leave tonight

Mama, please don't leave, don't leave, don't leave tonight

Please don't leave tonight

[Verse 2: Trina]

Call yo' mother

And tell her that you love her

'Cause when she gone, cold world

You'll never have another (Uh)

Truth is, that's when life begins

I bet yo' moms is ya only true best friend

She gon' always have your back

She gon' always hold you down

Tell me, who gon' take her place when nobody else around? (Uh)

Mama, you're irreplacable

So I'm gon' always put you first on the pedestal

Yes, sometimes I spazz out but you know I didn't mean it

We agree to disagree, conversation gettin' heated

At the end of the day, you know I really didn't mean

'Cause life without you, I'm defeated

[Bridge: Kelly Price]

It's a cold world, and life just ain't the same without you

I really need you, mama, really need you, mama

It's a cold world, life just ain't the same without you

Mama, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Chorus: Kelly Price]

You're the reason why I'm here, today

Holdin' my head high

Wasn't easy gettin' me here, today

I owe you my life

Been through every step along the way

Makin' sure that things will be alright

So mama, please don't leave, don't leave, don't leave tonight

Mama, please don't leave, don't leave, don't leave tonight

Mama, please don't leave, don't leave, don't leave tonight

Please don't leave tonight