[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