[Intro: Chubz]
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Oohh
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[Verse 1: Chubz]
Yeah, as I write this, it's 2012
January 31st, & I'm just praying you're doing well
I'm in the waiting room, they gave you anesthesia
Just said I'll see ya later, but I can't wait till I can see you
You raised such a believer of the greater things
I wanna give you the scene of a life you would've never dreamed, I
Just want to see you smile, knowing I gave you that
But my biggest fear is not being able to ever pay you back, so
I'm working at this dream, forever clocked in
So I can love you on a level Cupid couldn't comprehend
More stunning than the Mona Lisa shot
The respect I give this woman is more respect than Aretha got
Becoming a man, it's funny, a woman taught me how
To treat my ladies, I'm black Ken to these Barbie dolls
A gentleman would probably call me a gentleman now
So stand up mama, you deserve a bow
Thank you for never giving in
My jaw dropped when I heard this surgery would prevent you from having a kid again
But when my jaw fell, your response was flawless
It's okay, God blessed me with my son & my daughter, I smiled!
With that statement, you flipped my frown around, cheesing
Inspired me to write this, now my friends know the reason
I do this, trying to make it kosher like a Jewish
Taught me to deal with these squares, now I'm good at a Rubik's
Choosing wasn't in the plan, I landed in the perfect stomach
You raising me set my standards high for my perfect woman
And now I'm taking my time, see I ain't rushing nothing
And it's because of you the game can say I'm up & coming
[Speech: Chubz]
And if you didn't know by now
This is for my beautiful mother
[Verse 2: Chubz]
It was the 2nd day of June in 1991
One minute you in excruciating pain, the next you had a son
I was chilling, waiting for the dark to turn bright
Patiently waiting to finally see what you would look like
God gave me the cue, I didn't know what to do
He showed me which way to move, I cried 'cause I was finally due
I have no clue how I lucked up
But I kicked my way out the vaginal, and I was like what's up
Thought I was handsome, but your beauty was unbelievable
Then y'all named me after a prophet, Ezekial
You always told me that I would be big some day
With my biblical name, & birth on a Sunday
Being your first child, your first trial & error
Thinking back, I never realized how much we learned together
You said when learning, experience is the only pro
And now I feel like I finally know, ya know
[Speech: Chubz]
Kimberly Shontel Payne, remember the name
'Cause that'll be the person to blame
If I were to ever gain fame
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Oohh
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[Verse 3: Chubz]
So this is to the story before my time
Back in '74, before I was on anybody's mind
13 days inside of October
Also on a Sunday, our connection is something I've taken pride over
And you were grandma's number 1
But you always told me life was so hard, you had to raise yourself young
Real, real young
Playing with your toy, that was a baby boy, bet you didn't think that soon you'd have a real son
A baby having a baby grew into such a lady
Life harder than Goliath, mama played Davie
Had her going crazy, no slacking when she was lazy
'Cause like she got her salary up, she just wanted to raise me
Rightly, & though it seems unlikely
Her list of goals for raising me got more checks than Nikes
17 years of ache & love, & then you had Chubz
Wow, what a beautiful cub he was
[Speech: Chubz]
Haha I love you mama
You know, I do this for you
I mean, yeah I'm head over heels for the music and all, but
I honestly do this for you
'Cause I feel like
I'm not living till the day you do
[Outro]