“Mama”
Lyrics By:  TimezII, Joshua C. Avery
R
Verse: There’s so many words to describe my mama
Loving, compassionate, and my father
Cause with the real thing I did nothing but face drama
Surviving the road with him required armor
Like Osama, his head was filled with lies
And that explains why the tears my eyes cried
So close to going over the edge many times
But my mom was right there to help cease the crying
With my soul dying, she was like a vaccine
Healing the hurt and pain ‘twas so keen
And now in a mother’s love I’m soaking
Once overwhelmed by the water and choking
You think I’m joking, but I once was blind
To the real and face, but now, playa, I’m fine
Couldn’t see the light in this life of mine
Thank God I had an angel from Heaven on my side
Hook: This one’s dedicated to Mama, who was always there
My mama who cut and combed my brown hair
To Mama cause back when I was caught in the struggle
We were in it together and ain’t no doubt I love her
(Repeat)

Verse: She rashed my behind, but it was good for me
If not for my mama, who knows where I’d be
Perhaps I’d be buried in the cemetery
Or watching my ass in the penitentiary
Back in elementary was my very own depression
Joshua Avery was pain’s obsession
Ass-whoopings galore kept a young man guessing
And looking over my shoulder waiting for the next one
But let it be a lesson; I wasn’t standing alone
Mama was hurting too in this dysfunctional home
Cause it was my stepfather doing us both wrong
But run up on me now, he’ll be singing a sad song
If only I’d a known the things I know now
Knuckles would’ve flown upon that busta’s brow
To hurt me is bad, but hurt Mama, you foul
Just say something out the ordinary now
(Hook 2x)

Verse: Long roads we’ve gone down and faced the hard times
Living in Lineville, I was about to lose my mind
17 years old and didn’t want me to drive
And to speak my piece was the most serious crime
They wouldn’t give me a dime and I couldn’t get a job
I’m amazed to see that I didn’t decide to rob
And to the community I was your everyday Bob
With his biggest troubles being a teen heart throb
But a big blob rested inside of me
Wishing my daddy had a sense of pride in me
But I suppose that he was just too blind to see
That a successful man is what I was bound to be
Or possibly we just had our eyes closed
And couldn’t tell the difference between a friend and a foe
Cause it was me who shut my mama out and closed the door
And Daddy’s bitch just didn’t want him paying child support
(Hook 2x)