Mama Made it

Mama made it
From giving her dreams up
To follow a man through thick and thin
And daily hold him down despite all his fuck-ups
Despite all her fuck-ups

Mama made it
A beautiful flower so eager to shower
The world with positivity
And possibly help all the needy on the way
They always find a shoulder and a plate

Mama made it
A graduating law student who picked up mop and broom
And broke her back cleaning rooms in a white man's world
To feed boys and girls — this world so cruel

Mama made it
Raising five kids all alone in a cold winter home
Sacrificing her own, playin' in the danger zone
It could only go wrong... but it didn't

Mama made it, she made it — yeah, yeah, yeah
Mama made it, she made it — yeah, yeah, yeah

Mama made it
Even though I came out way too early, not healthy
Mama made it
She took this premature little boy and wrapped him up with love

Mama made it
I was not supposed to make it, but she made it happen
That's what she does
Beating the odds with faith in God — she rose above

Mama made it
She showed us how to be fearless and strive for greatness
Regardless, regardless of the tone of our skin
We were kings and queens

Mama made it
Teaching us the helping hand is the act of a man
A real man, that is
Breaking the curse
Rewriting our history into victory

She made it, made it — yeah, yeah, yeah
She made it, made it — yeah, yeah, yeah
She made it, made it — yeah, yeah, yeah
She made it, made it — yeah, yeah, yeah

There's a lot I can't tell you about my life
But I wouldn't be here without her price
The price she paid for our family
The sorrows and pains trying to raise me

A lonely mother breaking all of the barriers
She didn't raise men — she raised warriors
How to be smart, how to be tough
Working three different jobs, no days off

Mama made it
Back to the motherland with a land and a mansion
Mission accomplished

Mama made it
Back with a plan to be rejoicing
Enjoying the little things in life
I want to thank her right — but I can't thank her enough
So I raise it high and thank the Great One above
That He made her
Thank you — that you made her

Mama made it
Look at us now, Ma
You can be proud of us
Strong and fierce, achieving things
Black and proud, yeah

Mama made it
After all that stuff — man, you did it
THANK YOU