My Momma - Shy

October ninety-two when you pushed me out (Straight up) It was only right that I made a song about you (Straight up) Ain't no tellin' where I'd be if I went without you (On God) Wish I woulda stayed in school, but I dropped out (On God) You taught me how to be strong, gotta give praise When the times got hard, you always made ways (On God) Even though I barely got the new Js (On God) You made sure the kid kept a temp fade (Straight up) And you kept my PlayStation with some new games (Straight up) And you buy me freezy cups with your loose change (Facts) My daddy never was around, that nigga too lame (Fuck 'im) I think that's why I quit school and started to shoot thangs (Come on) My mama taught me how to tie my shoes (On God) My mama taught me how to cook my noodles (Straight up) Mama told me don't spend all my money with a jeweler I bought some real estate plus I'm investin' in my shooters Had to write a letter to my ma dukes (Ma dukes) I know you proud of me, but I'm proud, too (I'm proud, too) You the only woman I'd give some vows to (On God) I'm still your baby even though I got a child, too (Straight up) I paid it off, ain't no mortgage or no rent due (Facts) Yes, she got a Range Rover and a Benz, too (On God) It's a hard job of women raise men, too (True) Ma, you never left my side and I thank you (True) I seen you strugglin', I think it left a scar (Left a scar) I did some things when I was young That broke your heart (Broke your heart) I'm the one that stole the cookies out the jar (Out the jar) I'm the one that went and stole the neighbors car (Neighbor's car) Times got hard, started sellin' hard (Sellin' hard) Before I see you stressin', I'm gonna break the law (Break the law) I was sellin' weed, I never mowed the lawn (Mowed the lawn) Commit a burglary and take it to the pawn (Straight to the pawn) When I win and nobody see, you was there (On God) If I had a school hearing, you was there (That's a fact) Back when you had the Ford minivan, let me drive the city trans Baggy-ass Girbauds and some Timberlands (Straight, straight) Me and my baby mama was beefin' You didn't give a damn (Straight up) You din't never pick a side, told me, "Be a man" (Straight up) I'ma raise my kids, nothin' like my dad, I'm a better dad You're the best mama I could ever have (On God) Had to write a letter to my ma dukes (Ma dukes) I know you proud of me, but I'm proud, too (I'm proud, too) You the only woman I'd give some vows to (On God) I'm still your baby even though I got a child, too (Straight up) I paid it off, ain't no mortgage or no rent due (Facts) Yes, she got a Range Rover and a Benz, too (On God) It's a hard job of women raise men, too (True) Ma, you never left my side and I thank you (True)

Oh shit! I need that I need that sloppy That sloppy Like a Chevy in quicksand Yeah, that sloppy This feelin' is unmatched This feelin' is brought to you by adrenaline and good rap Black Pendleton ball cap (West, west, west) We don't share the same synonym, fall back (West, west, west) Been in it before internet had new acts Mimicking radio's nemesis made me wack My innocence limited the experience lacked Ten of us with no tentative tactic that cracked The mind of a literate writer, but I did it in fact You admitted it once I submitted it wrapped in plastic Remember scribblin' scratchin' dilligent sentences backwards Visiting freestyle cyphers for your reaction Now I can live in a stadium, pack it the fastest Gamblin' Benjamin benefits, sinnin' in traffic Spinnin' women in cartwheels, linen fabric on fashion Winnin' in every decision Kendrick is master that mastered it Isn't it lovely how menaces turned attraction? Pivotin' rappers, finish your fraction while writing blue magic Thank God for rap, I would say it got me a plaque But what's better than that? The fact it brought me back home We been waitin' for you Waitin' for you Waitin' for you Waitin' for you I know everything I know everything, know myself I know morality, spirituality, good and bad health I know fatality might haunt you I know everything, I know Compton I know street shit, I know shit that's conscious I know everything, I know lawyers, advertisement and sponsors I know wisdom, I know bad religion, I know good karma I know everything, I know history I know the universe works mentally I know the perks of bullshit isn't meant for me I know everything, I know cars, clothes, hoes, and money I know loyalty, I know respect, I know those that's ornery I know everything, the highs, the lows, the groupies, the junkies I know if I'm generous at heart, I don't need recognition The way I'm rewarded, well, that's God's decision I know you know that line's for Compton School District Just give it to the kids, don't gossip about how it was distributed I know how people work I know the price of life, I'm knowin' how much it's worth I know what I know and I know it well not to ever forget Until I realized I didn't know shit The day I came home We been waitin' for you Waitin' for you Waitin' for you Waitin' for you I met a little boy that resembled my features Nappy afro, gap in his smile Hand-me-down sneakers bounced through the crowd Run a number on man and woman that crossed him Sun beamin' on his beady beads exhausted Tossin' footballs with his ashy black ankles Breakin' new laws, mama passed on home trainin' He looked at me and said, Kendrick you do know my language You just forgot because of what public schools had painted Oh, I forgot, 'Don't Kill My Vibe', that's right, you're famous I used to watch on Channel 5, TV was taken But never mind you're here right now don't you mistake it It's just a new trip, take a glimpse at your family's ancestor Make a new list, of everything you thought was progress And that was bullshit I know your life is full of turmoil Spoiled by fantasies of who you are, I feel bad for you I can attempt to enlighten you without frightenin' you If you resist, I'll back off quick, go catch a flight or two But if you pick destiny over rest in peace then be an advocate Tell your homies especially to come back home This is a world premiere This is a world premiere This is a world premiere I been lookin for you my whole life, an appetite For the feeling I can barely describe, where you reside? Is it in a woman, is it in money, or mankind? Tell me something got me losing my mind, ah! You make me wanna jump (Jump, jump, jump, jump, jump) (Let's talk about love) (Jump, jump, jump, jump, jump) (Let's talk about love) (Let's talk about love) (Let's talk about love) I been lookin for you my whole life, an appetite For the feeling I can barely describe, where you reside? Is it in a woman, is it in money, or mankind? Tell me something think I'm losing my mind, ah! I say where you at, from the front to the back I'm lookin' for you I react, only when you react Ah, I thought I found you, back in the ghetto When I was seventeen with the .38 Special Maybe you're in a dollar bill, maybe you're not real Maybe only the wealthy get to know how you feel Maybe I'm paranoid, ha, maybe I don't need you anyway Don't lie to me I'm suicidal anyday I can be your advocate I can preach for you if you tell me what the matter is

She said, I was seven and you were nine I looked at you like the stars that shine In the sky, the pretty lights And our daddies used to joke about the two of us Growing up and falling in love and our mamas smiled And rolled their eyes and said oh my my my Take me back to the house in the backyard tree Said you'd beat me up, you were bigger than me You never did, you never did Take me back when our world was one block wide I dared you to kiss me and ran when you tried Just two kids, you and I Oh my my my my Well, I was sixteen when suddenly I wasn't that little girl you used to see But your eyes still shined like pretty lights And our daddies used to joke about the two of us They never believed we'd really fall in love And our mamas smiled and rolled their eyes And said oh my my my Take me back to the creek beds we turned up Two A.M. riding in your truck and all I need is you next to me Take me back to the time we had our very first fight The slamming of doors instead of kissing goodnight You stayed outside till the morning light Oh my my my my A few years had gone and come around We were sitting at our favorite spot in town And you looked at me, got down on one knee Take me back to the time when we walked down the aisle Our whole town came and our mamas cried You said I do and I did too Take me home where we met so many years before We'll rock our babies on that very front porch After all this time, you and I I'll be eighty-seven; you'll be eighty-nine I'll still look at you like the stars that shine In the sky, oh my my my

متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف وتفوت أيام وتمر سنين وانا حالي غريب انا مين انا مين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين على غفلة اتحول بركان جبار انا ضلمة وليل أنا نار ونهار متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف ماشي على طريق مكتوب مرسوم بس انا مسؤول وعليا اللوم ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول قدامي طريق همشيه همشيه نفهم في الآخر كل ده لية متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف

فوسط زحمة وناس كتير وطريق أنا ماشي فيه عكس السير وسط الطموح والأمل والتمني فاضلي خطوة توصلني فوسط حاجات ومكيفات بحاول أنسى كل اللي فات في وسط صدري ضلعي مكسور ومن خلاله قلبي شايف نور أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع فوسط الليل وأنا بعيد عن البشر شفت نور يشبه نور القمر بس القمر مسيره يفارق ويسيبني تاني مع الوحدة أحارب فوسط قصة حب يعني وهمية كان لازم أصدق اصل الوحدة قوية مش كل المشاعر حقيقية أنا شفت نور معرفتش اغمض عنيا أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع

You promised a lifetime, but left in a moment I wonder if you even think about me Throw me a lifeline because I'm barely floating Stranded and broken You know you got me lost in the dark Is it too late? Is it too late for us? You know you got me lost in my heart Is it too late? Is it too late for us? Oh why'd you get me so high To leave me so low To leave me solo Oh I was wasting my time hoping you'd call But damn you're so cold Oh why'd you make me feel safe Just to walk away Just to let me go Oh why'd you get me so high To leave me so low To leave me solo You look like an angel Thought I was in heaven But I'm just falling without you with me I thought I was able to learn from my lessons Was trying my best but You know you got me lost in the dark Is it too late? Is it too late for us? You know you got me lost in my heart Is it too late? Is it too late for us? Oh why'd you get me so high To leave me so low To leave me solo Oh I was wasting my time hoping you'd call But damn you're so cold Oh why'd you make me feel safe Just to walk away? Just to let me go? Oh why'd you get me so high To leave me so low To leave me solo Ohhhh I'll never love again, I'll never love again Ohhhh I'll never love again, I'll never love again Oh why'd you get me so high To leave me so low To leave me solo Oh I was wasting my time hoping you'd call But damn you're so cold Oh why'd you make me feel safe Just to walk away? Just to let me go? Oh why'd you get me so high To leave me so low To leave me solo