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she put food in my stomach and clothes on my back she kept a roof over my head and put a foot in my ass demanded respect a single mother of 5 should expect workd two jobs to put herself thru school how real is that aint no woman alive that can take my mammas place eventho we barely get along i pray to Yahwea everyday i put a smile on her face wen she hears one of my songs proud cuz deep down she knows she gave birth to star it breaks my heart to see how far weve grown apart cant even talk on the phone without a world war startn so i wana take this tym out justa let her know im sorry for all those nights i leftr to worry id die or get lockd up behind bars i appreciate those night i spent writin dictionary words as punishment had me rewrite the whole encyclopediea a-z equipped me wit tha tools i needed to be the man my father could never be if i never said thank you im sayn it now i am the man i am today cuz u taught me to stand proud showd me how reach for stars and not get stuck in the clouds if i want it then go get it dont let nothn hold me down i wanted it got it mamma look at me now mamma i know dealn wit me wasnt easy from gangs to dope 15 years old lokd up in tha local precinct no pops around to help carry the load u couldnt teach me how to be a man i had to learn on my own now i sit on this throne of gold and crushd bones of every one who opposed and chose to throw stones took wat u taught me and applied it to tha Gcode found out the road less traveled is the only way home now im known for the way i hold this microphone feard for the way i walk to the beat of any drum stand my ground wher im found aint no need to run wen its my tym its my tym so i shine as bright as tha sun now im finally a role model that my kids can follow searchd till i found a life worth livin outside of these pill bottles realized how much time ive waisted wallowing in my sorrows changed lanes switched gears now im pushn at full throttle