Hey mama, hi ma
Oh my, oh my
Oh, mama don't cry
Thank you so I
Reachin' out to all di mothers in di world
Sometimes just the way things are to be
(Yeah)
Thank you mama for the nine months you carried me through
All the pain an' sufferin'
No one knows the pressure you bare a just only you
Give you all my love, oh yeah
Thank you mama for the nine months you carried me through
All the pain an' sufferin'
No one knows the pressure you bare a just only you
It's my words and my utterin'
Mama I would never let you down
I'll never go away, I'll always be around
You know why you do it such love that you found
I'm always gonna let you wear that crown
Through the roughest of times you maintain your count
I was your only
(Yeah)
While shelterin' me from the storm
And when it's cold you wrap me in a towel so warm
Oh ma, oh ma, I'm so glad I was born
Thank you mama for the nine months you carried me through
All the pain an' sufferin'
No one knows the pressure you bare a just only you
Give you all my love, oh yeah
Thank you mama for the nine months you carried me through
All the pain an' sufferin'
No one knows the pressure you bare a just only you
It's my words and my utterin'
I'm gonna make u so proud, such good son you have
You are the one who teaches me all the good from the bad
Even when the system keeps pressurin' my dad
You got high hopes, thanks be unto the most high Jah
Thank you mama for the nine months you carried me through
All the pain an' sufferin'
No one knows the pressure you bare a just only you
Give you all my love, oh yeah
Thank you mama for the nine months you carried me through
All the pain an' sufferin'
No one knows the pressure you bare a just only you
It's my words and my utterin'
I'm a big man now that's something gold
Things you do to survive only Jah he knows
Fiercely protecting us while watchin' us grow
You been even when it's on the down low
Work so hard to see us go to school
Blisters on your fingers so they can't take us for fool
I'm here for a purpose, I'm here to rule
Most high Jah Rasta fari will see us through
Thank you mama for the nine months you carried me through
All the pain an' sufferin'
No one knows the pressure you bare a just only you
Give you all my love, oh yeah
Thank you mama for the nine months you carried me through
All the pain an' sufferin'
No one knows the pressure you bare a just only you
It's my words and my utterin'
Now it's my turn to make life, I'm so mature
You know I got my kids and my wife
And I'm positivley sure
I'm doing fine and still can be so much more
You have prepared me for the future
(My love you deserve)
You been doing your thing while others not knowing
But deep inside your heart mama you know where it was going
Can a mother lose her tender care for her child that she may showin'?
Some how your star keeps glowin
Thank you mama for the nine months you carried me through
All the pain an' sufferin'
No one knows the pressure you bare a just only you
Give you all my love, oh yeah
Thank you mama for the nine months you carried me through
All the pain an' sufferin'
No one knows the pressure you bare a just only you
It's my words and my utterin'
Thank you mama for the nine months you carried me through
All the pain an' sufferin'
No one knows the pressure you bare a just only you
Give you all my love, oh yeah
Thank you mama for the nine months you carried me through
All the pain an' sufferin'
No one knows the pressure you bare a just only you
It's my words and my utterin'
Thank you mama for the nine months you carried me through
All the pain an' sufferin'
No one knows the pressure you bare a just only you
Give you all my love, oh yeah
Thank you mama for the nine months you carried me through
All the pain an' sufferin'
No one knows the pressure you bare a just only you
It's my words and my utterin'
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