VERSE I
When I grow up I wanna be just like u/ U make a difference everyday--the world is touched by u/ I look around n I'm astounded by how much u do/ And what u do just proves there ain't enough like u/ Intelligent n elegant, as strong as u are delicate/ The beauty of your being borders on benevolent/ No matter how old I get, I'm molded by the hope that yes/ I will be blessed to measure up to half the bar that u have set/ Because of u I do instead of try/ I fall down 8, I get up 9/ U gave me this winnin state of mind/ Because of u I'm on n never off/ I go hard, I'm never soft/ Ain't a gap or chasm that I can't cross/ U got the magic of the melanin, that elemental excellence/ A specimen of estrogen so great it carries resonance/ U the best and brightest, yo pedestal should be highest/ Of course my opinion could be biased//
HOOK
One time for the hope, n the faith, n the love that u got for me/ Two times for the rope n way u always seemed to make the ends meet/ Three times for the grind, and ya mind, and the time that u spend with me/ You should know u're amazing, each n everyday I wanna thank ya--Now take a bow mama//
VERSE 2
My mama the BIDNEZZ, we can fight u say she ain't/ She go the hardest in the paint, she say I can when I say I cain't/ God is my witness, my mama is a saint/ She make a way outta no way, and with a grace beyond debate/ She never missed a step, missed a game, missed a beat/ Parent-teacher conferences? Guaranteed she had a seat/ Her main operative is to never accept defeat--mama runnin thangs like a track meet/ And she always gotta smile, always gotta hug/ Need an extra dose of love? Bet my mama be da plug/ She ain't raise a fool, raise a lame, or raise a thug/ But u disrespect my mama, I'ma hafta to dust u up/ A genuine caregiver, mind n spirit uplifter/ One hitter quitter, a real winner, mane my mom off the Richter/ Ain't no one quicker to the rescue, u deserve the best u/ Outshine all the rest, u should puff out ya chest too!//
HOOK
One time for the hope, n the faith, n the love that u got for me/ Two times for the rope n way u always seemed to make the ends meet/ Three times for the grind, and ya mind, and the time that u spend with me/ You should know u're amazing, each n everyday I wanna thank ya--Now take a bow mama//