wasn't for you

yeah

uhh

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lost in the mix

waking up early

she raise five kids

can't find direction

struggling to work

but she keeps it all bottled up

gotta stay alert

cause one kid's got school

and the other's got a playdate

damn sure she make 'em stand up straight

don't let 'em see what's going on behind the scenes

two divorces and an unpaid mortgage

and where they grew up

she would hide it

she felt so bad

i see it in her eyes but

it's alright now gotta keep it pushing

dreams of traveling she just couldn't do it

the damn kid keeps fucking up in school

the teachers kicked him out

he was acting like a fool

but she believed in him

got him piano lessons

she didn't care about the grades

made him independent

he didn't thank her one time

throughout all that

but unconditional love

that's what you call that

and one day everything will be alright

cause your son will be a star

and you'll all shine bright

i've been rising to the top

and i've been making these moves

but i couldn't do that shit

if it wasn't for you

and now i'm out there getting higher

you know i gotta do what i do

yeah i couldn't do that shit

if it wasn't for you

ayo

and if i could

i would do it all different

the growing up

yelling at you in the kitchen

thinking i was right about everything

and wishing i could leave and never come back

anyway

i packed my bags and walked out

seventeen tryna see what it's about

the big city

all of the lights on

you used to yell at me for

leaving all the lights on

and then i thought at eighteen

i had it figured out

neglecting you had thirty years on me

no doubt

advice was some shit i didn't wanna take

i had to do it all myself

and make my mistakes

you understood that

gave me my space

i found music

you said great"