Geo Friend-Lee - Education is Everything: Part 3 of 3 "Mama, I Made It" lyrics

And, when it came time to become a first generation college student, I had the mental strength and perseverance needed to get through it. When it was time to move to a town in the middle of nowhere, I had no fear, I was ready, When it was time, to be a walk on the scene with the baseball team, I was ready, When it was time to work in the campus kitchen to pay tuition, I was ready. When I was cut from the team, and cut from my dream, I was ready, When my college degree was in doubt and I felt like dropping out, I was ready, To work three part time jobs, and be a full time student, Because again, I had the mental strength and perseverance to get through it, And on college graduation day, I stood on the stage, chosen to represent all of the "Education" students, In the pouring rain, I knew it, was my mother's tears, of joy, and through the cheers, all I heard in my ears, were the words "Education is Everything" in my mother's exact voice. I looked into the sky, to let the rain hit my face, As my future as a teacher awaits, I thought to myself "Mama, I Made it."