Verse 1: Dear mama I can't believe how far we've grown Cuz I remember when you told me you were comming home And I sat by the phone waiting for yo a** to call But I guess you wasn't comming back after all And after the things dat you and I have been through I was the only one to pretend to Be ok and not hold a grudge against you But now-a-days it's like it's f**ing up my mental You tell me you sorry, you tell me dat you different now Don't get my hopes up cuz you always let me down I'm tired of being nice, I'm tired of acting mom I'm tired of joking and being the one to laugh along And I ain't write this letter just to upset you And just to let you know I ain't gonna forget you I just feel like it's time for me to let loose You ain't the only one dammit we stress too I ain't a dry cleaner, not tryna press you Just want some closure for the years dat you slept through As I got older all the money that you swept through After all these I styl don't get you I just wish you understood me as a young girl And in my teens ain't treat me like a young girl I remember wishing you were here more Or did something dat one day your kids could cheer for Hook: (I can't take the pain, and lord knows dat you ain't da same But life ain't a game, so I ain't got time to play X2) Verse 2: Hey mama, I wonder how you're doing now And everything's been crazy since u ain't around I just got a new track, yea we laid it down I useda love da Army, but shytt I hate it now Anika called and said you wanted to hear from me Why you ain't call me, make it clear to me But anyway, when do you get out dis time How me and mine doing, yea we just fine I miss you alot, and hope dat you'll be back soon And I've enclosed a new picture of my tattoos I remember dat good times dat we useda have Watching Maury tryna figure out who da dad Haha yea dose were da good days Before you got brand new, wichur new ways But anyway just wanna say I love you Write me back when you ever get up to Hook: (I can't take the pain, and lord knows dat you ain't da same But life ain't a game, so I ain't got time to play X2)