yams - Promises Lyrics

Now I know you never ever been to 'ssouri before
And i promised you I'd take you there back when you was four
But now daddy ain't ever broken down a promise before
Except when mommy was cryin' and then he broke down the door
Now I ain't from no broken family or nothin' like that
I ain't never had to cook before or kill my own rats
But what daddy did on the side now we would always suspect
And then one day I came back home to bags that momma had packed
Now why you people always listening to the stuff on the streets
They tell you where to go out, they tell you what you can't eat
The only thing I ever know for sure is what you don't see
Is always there before you know it, kicked back sippin' her tea

She said I promise I will look after you
He said he'd hold her hand till her days were through
Who knew that lovin' was a book you could read
Til he decided it was one he didn't need

Every day I think about the fact that you're not around
I chopped the tree down in the back and it did not make a sound
I spent my nights now looking for a good relaxant to do
I know my lungs are pretty full but my heart's absent of you
But the worst of all of this, is that you let me down
Now I know Momma you weren't the one who was sleeping around
But then how come I haven't seen you in two years and a half
And why does voicemail redirect me to a different path
See why you people always listening to the stuff on the streets
They tell you where to go out they tell you what you can't eat
The only thing I ever know for sure is what you don't see
Is always there before you know it, kicked back sippin' her tea

She said I promise I will look after you
He said he'd hold her hand till her days were through
Who knew that lovin' was a dish you could cook
If only lovin' you was all that it took

She said I promise I will look after you
He said he'd hold her hand till her days were through
Who knew that loving was a game you could play
I was the best until my mom went away