MAMA

Ooh-ooh, hey

Ooh-ooh, oh, oh-oh

Ooh-ooh, hey

Ooh-ooh, oh, oh-oh

Yeah, you ever make it up to the gate?

And if you did, I wonder, is it a beautiful place?

Did he put his arms around you, and make you feel like you're safe?

Did he grab you by the hand and say that things are okay?

I gotta know, mama, did he show you some grace?

Give you a passing, tell you he would carry the weight?

Do you smile more? Wonder what it's like when you pray

Is he standing in front of you, so you can look at his face?

When you talk to him, does he talk back?

You ever have conversations about what you regret?

Or did it all go away? Once you got there, does each breath

Take you closer to God? Would you say that you cry less?

Do you feel at peace yet? Do you laugh more?

Do you feel like heaven is everything you could ask for?

I ever make it up there, when I see you, I hope you're smiling

'Cause you deserve it, pray to God that you found joy and always know that

You don't gotta cry, you don't gotta cry no more

I hope you're up there looking down on us with a smile on your face (mama)

You don't gotta cry, you don't gotta cry no more

I hope you're up there with God, feeling loved and set free from your pain

Yeah, I look at the situation you had

Might've made a mistake of leaving, but it's making me sad

Thinking of you, how you grew up tryna cope with your past?

Were you like me in your relationships and pushed away Dad?

I gotta know, mama, did you think you were trash?

Something disposable that nobody could love or be glad

To say they was with you, that issue is an issue I had

That's why it hurt me when Britney gave me those letters you sent

I barely read any of 'em, knowing I'd let them go to my head

And get to me, especially when I feel I related

Might not be around for my babies

But know when I say that I love you, that I mean it, okay?

'Cause nobody's perfect, yeah, I guess we all fall short

And I can't hold this unforgiveness in my heart no more

So just know you're loveable to me and of course

You'll always be mama to us, we'll save a table for four and know that

You don't gotta cry, you don't gotta cry no more

I hope you're up there looking down on us with a smile on your face (on your face)

You don't gotta cry, you don't gotta cry no more (no more)

I hope you're up there with God, feeling loved and set free from your pain (mama)

You don't gotta cry, no

Yeah, I'm growing now, took me a while to see the bigger picture

'Cause if you were here today and I was talking with you

It'd be a lotta tears of joy falling on my sweatshirt

Probably followed by some apologies and, "Mom, I missed you"

Yeah, I pray you see me down here looking up

Still got a lotta things that I need healing from

But I'll get there eventually, so don't you worry none

I just hope you finally got some peace, and you feel happy, mama, I love you