[Refrain: Chino XL & Nickson] She said she shouldve done She shouldve done my bags and never look back Some things that Ive seen I cant Ive spent my whole life just to get free And Im never bewithout my pain and misery But I what my mama told me (Mama told me) Mama me (Mama told me) I what my mama told me
[Verse 1: XL] I to my feet to regain consciousness The half full of blood, Im a pessimist It sense for me to make my exodus This scene flashing through child movie images I was nine old with spine hemorrhages Just me and him was in the house, no All Im thinking is, how Im a through this He unclenched his fist, my grimaces I dont reminisce, I remember the Feeling nervousness he came home up the steps Mom he beatin' me bad first escaped my She said that I was a up and I deserved this shit What could I have possibly done I was only With fucking stitches in my eye she me stop crying Im looking for a sign, the sun dont ever Im an only child; they say that is blind
[Refrain: XL & Akili Nickson] She said she shouldve done She done that Pack my bags and never look things that Ive seen I cant un-see Ive spent my whole just trying to get free And Im never gonna bewithout my pain and But I remember what my told me (Mama told me) told me (Mama told me) I remember what my mama me
2: Chino XL] Now in retrospect as a looking back my own flesh of my flesh Theres no excuse for I also heard that what dont kill us make us stronger But the abuse that I took, took away my Living inside my imagination I learned Planning my escape, losing my personal She blamed it on the she blamed it on the times She on her moms, but Im the one with scars Staring at that paint wall in my room Im 13 years old now I do something soon It was the 6th of June inside my mouth was a wound My father vowed to put in me in a tomb Momma told me my real didnt want me I figured this new man be special if she let him hurt me Now I have a mother, and he aint have no mercy Why did god curse me? Im meant to suffer
[Refrain: Chino XL & Nickson] She said she done this She shouldve that Pack my bags and never look Some things that Ive I cant un-see Ive spent my whole life just trying to get And Im gonna bewithout my pain and misery But I what my mama told me (Mama told me) told me (Mama told me) I remember what my mama me
3: Chino XL] I finally that I wouldnt take it no more I had a steak knife that Ive hiding in my right drawer He had punch my right jaw the night before I silently outside his bedroom door But breath I took I felt like there was angels with me his death would be a mystery even to me I saw a move, he finally coming through I swung a knife at dude, if I had knew The life slipping out a body was my mom I had no idea that she was in the too Wiping tears from my eyes this cant be My step father in the bed still off cheap brew I knelled down to momma to a last truth She said son I never loved him than you I hate myself, I tried to hang myself The leather belt broke, was 20 years ago
[Chino XL & Nickson] x2 She said she shouldve this She shouldve done Pack my bags and look back Some things that Ive seen I un-see Ive spent my whole life just trying to get And Im gonna bewithout my pain and misery But I remember my mama told me (Mama told me) told me (Mama told me) I remember what my told me