Get the embed code Tupac - Me Against The World Album Lyrics1.Can U Get Away2.Dear Momma3.Death Around The Corner4.Fuck The World5.Heavy In The Game6.If I Die Tonight7.It Ain't Easy8.Lord Knows9.Old Many NiggazTupac Lyrics provided by If you can make it through the night there's a brighter day You never kept a secret, always stayed real There are no words that can express how I feel To keep me happy there's no limit to the things you didĪre full of all the sweet things you did for me You say the words that can get me back in focus Pour out some liquor and I reminisce, 'cause through the drama You're tryin' to raise two bad kids on your ownīut my plan is to show you that I understand you are appreciatedĪnd dear mama place no one above ya, sweet lady Ya just workin' with the scraps you was givenĪnd mama made miracles every thanksgivin' You're in the kitchen tryin' to fix us a hot plate 'Cause when I was low you was there for meĪnd never left me alone because you cared for meĪnd I could see you comin' home after work late I hope ya got the diamond necklace that I sent to you It feels good puttin' money in your mailbox I ain't guilty 'cause, even though I sell rocks I needed money of my own so I started shaggin' I hung around with the Thugs, and even though they sold drugs They say I'm wrong and I'm heartless, but all along He passed away and I didn't cry, cause my anger No love from my daddy 'cause the coward wasn't there You are appreciated, don't cha know we love ya? Lady, don't cha know we love ya? Sweet ladyĭear mama, place no one above ya, sweet lady Tryin' to raise a man you always was committedĪ poor single mother on welfare, tell me how ya did itīut the plan is to show you that I understand you are appreciated I finally understand for a woman it ain't easy Mama catch me, put a whoopin' to my backside Huggin' on my mama from a jail cell and high school elementary?Īnd runnin' from the police, that's right I reminisce on the stress I caused, it was hell Over the years we was poorer than the other little kidsĪnd even though we had different daddy's, the same drama With the big boys, breakin' all the rules Suspended from school and scared to go home, I was a fool Though back at the time, I never thought I'd see her faceĪin't a woman alive that could take my mama's place In 2009, the song was added to the National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress, who deemed it a work that is "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States." In a press release, the organization called the song "a moving and eloquent homage to both the murdered rapper's own mother and all mothers struggling to maintain a family in the face of addiction, poverty and societal indifference.Seventeen years old kicked out on the streets "Dear Mama" has been consistently ranked among the best of its genre, appearing on numerous "greatest" lists. The single was certified Platinum by the RIAA on July 13, 1995. The song topped the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart for five weeks and also peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. In the song, Shakur details his childhood poverty and his mother's addiction to crack cocaine, but argues that his love and deep respect for his mother supersede bad memories. The song is a tribute to his mother, Afeni Shakur. "Dear Mama" is a song by American hip hop recording artist 2Pac, released on February 9, 1995, as the lead single from his third studio album, Me Against the World.
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