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Empty arms and lonely nights |
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That's my life without you girl |
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I'm so lonely I'm so blue |
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Without you girl my life is through |
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Maria |
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This song is dedicated |
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Maria don't you hear me calling |
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To the most beautiful woman on the planet earth |
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Maria |
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That would be my mother maria cartegena |
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Ay yo she's the best sister |
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One man love her |
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And if she died her tombstone would read |
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The world's greatest mother |
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August nineteenth she birthed me |
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I came out |
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Put her through hell but still in all she couldn't help but smile |
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I resemble my mama to be truthful |
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And I ain't got to describe her |
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You know she beautiful |
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I always love my mama |
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Blow holes through a nigga if he touch my mama |
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You did whatever it took to keep the supper hot |
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And I remember when you worked at the number spot |
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Once the cops caught you I skipped school |
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Got money from my window and I took you some food |
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Yeah I guess the cops was cool |
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They let me feed you |
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I cryed for hours till they finally freed you |
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Drop to my knees and screamed mama we need you |
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Then you went back to school and got a job that's legal |
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Maria |
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Yeah mami I love you so much |
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For this pain this love you've been through so much |
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And I thank you for everything you done for us |
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You've been a survivor and we love you so much |
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I had to dedicate this song to you mami |
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I had to tell the world how much I love you |
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Ay yo yo yo |
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I never forget the night that changed out life |
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A neighbor was screaming maria run come out side |
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Something's wrong with your son I think he's getting high |
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Then you replied not my son he don't be getting high |
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Then you bathed him and tucked him to sleep |
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Yeah I knew from that day life wouldn't be sweet |
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He got in trouble with the law |
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Then you bailed him out |
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I got in trouble with the law then you bailed me out |
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It was one july the fourth |
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They tried to take me out |
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Shot me right in front of my mother |
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By tracy's house |
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Now it's time to change my life I think rap's the answer |
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Same day I got signed you was diagnosed with cancer |
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Doctor said it'd be a miracle if you survived |
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Then you looked in my eyes and said |
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Joey I don't want to die |
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I pray to god that he show us a sign |
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Now it's fourteen years later and you still alive |
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Thank you god |
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God I thank you so much |
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My mother has so much to see |
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So much to do |
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She's had such a painful life |
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Many nights I argue with you in my prayers but I know you're the boss |
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You kept her alive for a reason |
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Mama I'm a ride for you |
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I swear |
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Yo I bet you proud of your son |
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He's a rap star now |
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Took you out of them projects and bought you that house |
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Got you that housekeeper to manicure the grounds |
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And I bought you that car that breaks the barrier of sound |
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You take care of joey and I love you for that |
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And you raising john john and we love you for that |
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I guess lisa was an angel |
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God wanted her back |
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Damn I really miss my sister |
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Guess she's better where she's at |
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Mammy I love you |
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I want the world to know I love you |
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And every chance I get I'm a kiss you and hug you |
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Life wasn't easy everyday is a struggle |
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But like my niggaz from chi town say |
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It's all bubbles |
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Hoping my real mo'f**kers know |
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This be the realest shit I ever wrote |
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It's that shit right here |
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Took me like ten years to do |
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You know I cried doing this song |
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Man so much pain |
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Mami you such a good woman |
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You a classy woman |
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I know you a private person |
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You don't want the world to know all your business |
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But I had to let them know how strong you are |
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I love you so much |
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This song is also dedicated to little maria |
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One of my best friends on earth |
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Get your shit together girl I love you too |
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Juju what's up you my nephew baby I love you for life |
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It's crack |
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