[Hook]
I can't believe how much you've been through
Anyone else would have given up at the first clue
So Thank you, Mama, I won't ever let you down mama
In exchange for my existence, I promise to give you everything
You never gave in, even though you were hurting
So Thank you, Mama
So Thank you, Mama
[Verse 1]
Stay at home wife, hoped to be called mama soon
She prayed everyday, asking for this pain to be over soon
A voice shook the room, told her to be strong
She didn't want to deny the words she heard
Didn't want to lose her speech like Zacharias
Caring for a child was her primary purpose for survival
Longing for my pops arrival, feel sleep gripping the bible
Wondering how to break the silence
It might be another year until we hear the sirens again
But until then lets just pretend and build the bigger picture
Laid out in a stretcher, this room looks incredibly familiar
We need to figure out a method to get out of here quicker
She had multiple doubts with a couple of options to weight out
Even considered her older sister as a candidate for a surrogate
Crying out, between you and me can you birth me a baby?
I promise, to keep it on the low, trust me
I just really need a baby, no one needs to know
Someone to hold onto when I'm feeling hazy
"Why them and not me Lord?", my mama screamed
I guess that's how she felt
When she seen babies being mistreat
Thrown around the streets, constant neglect
While she was left to feel incomplete
Strapped to the hospital bed, pleading out
I promise, if you ever bless me with a child Lord
I will never lay hands on my baby, no
I will never do my baby wrong
[Hook]
I can't believe how much you've been through
Anyone else would have given up at the first clue
So Thank you, Mama, I won't ever let you down mama
In exchange for my existence, I promise to give you everything
You never gave in, even though you were hurting
So Thank you, Mama
So Thank you, Mama
[Verse 2]
It was a cold summers night, when my mind took flight
Looked over to the right, mama was dressed in all white
That's an unusual sight I thought
Until she caught me off guard, sat me down and spoke
I could feel her beating heart in the back of my throat
I began to choke, she broke down and cried
Told me that she tried, ever since she tied the knot
And stood as a beautiful bride to conceive a child
For almost thirteen years, tears accumulated
Formulated a brick wall, managed to block it all out
False hope and endless and appointment calls
But couldn't deal with it anymore
Travelling back and forth just to be told doctors didn't know
Concluded that she might be a little too old
I guess you broke the mould
Cause you've been preparing for this all of your life
Even raised your younger siblings and your sisters children
Never went to college but graduated
Your parenting level by tenfold
There's no examination you can take mama
That can a**es if you're meant for this
There's no other explanation mama, it has to be this
It can't be nothing else
Unexplained infertility was the mystery
That was about to unfold...
[Bridge]
It was this day twenty one years ago
That we received the news, you're about to arrive home
Finally, we're going to carry you into this world
Give you all the love that you deserve
We've been waiting for this moment since '83
You were the missing piece to our family tree
Never thought you'd grow up and be an emcee!
[Hook]
I can't believe how much you've been through
Anyone else would have given up at the first clue
So Thank you, Mama, I won't ever let you down mama
(I won't ever let you down mama)...
[Hook]
I can't believe how much you've been through
Anyone else would have given up at the first clue
So Thank you, Mama, I won't ever let you down mama
In exchange for my existence, I promise to give you everything
You never gave in, even though you were hurting
So Thank you, Mama
So Thank you, Mama