(KeKe)[Karen]
phone rings
[hello?]
(hey mama)
[yeah]
(can we kick it?)
[can we kick it?]
(i`m sorry, can i talk to you for a minute)
[that`s more like it]
(well here`s my story)
verse 1
(before becoming a lady[yeah]
there are so many things to learn[uh huh]
about life and things that we`re made of[now i see where this is all going]
don`t wanna be mistaken
for not being a christian girl[uh huh]
and my fear is being made fun of)
[baby let me tell you how to cope(tell me)
cuz ya mama went through the same thang(i bet you did)
be not justified by what your friends might think]
chorus
(mama i do my best
to obey the rules that you and daddy set
to keep me from doin` somethin` that i might regret
even though it`s hard mama don`t change)
[being a mama ain`t a easy task
it`s more than examples on how to cook and dress
disipline and values i know you need to get
even though your hard headed don`t change]
verse2
(i know that i am special[yes you are]
because i am a child [mama`s baby]of the king
but in the school they be thinking that i am arrogant[what? now hold]
i don`t understand it
you told me to be proud of myself[yes i did]
why does it seem like i`m doing all the wrong things)
[ let me tell you how to be
when your attacked by the hands of the emnemy
hold you head up high
and in him you must believe]
chrous
verse3
(mama i know
it looks like
i`m not listenin`
but i hear you
and daddy too
thank you for showing me what to do )
[we know
you try
we know it ain`t easy to live this life sometime]
(but as your by my side)
([we can make it together])
j-moss
i know what it means when you see them things on the T.V screens make a sista wanna ([scream])
you wanna make it quick everytime you see 23`s or 24`s thick on the floor
but mama knows best
daddy told you whenever you come come corret
take your time baby and be a young lady
you whole of your life a head of you don`t change
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