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bigmama(unconditionallove)
歌手:llcoolj(feat.dru
专辑:10
(feat.druhill)
yeah,thisone'sdedicated,tomygrandmother,andyourgrandmother
it'salllove,let'snotforgetwhoraisedus,wordup
[llcoolj]
bigmama,mygrandmother,mymaingirl
iloveyoumuchmorethanthescandalousworld
asayoungboyyougavemewhoopingstosavemylife
cursedmeout,tokeepmeoutthestreetsatnight
causemymommahadmewhenshewasyoung
soyoutookontheresponsbilitytoraiseyourgrandson
youtaughtmeifataskisoncebegun,todd
neverleaveit'tilit'sdone,todd
bethylaborgreatorsmalltodd
doitwellornotatall,god
bigmama,mybloodisyourblood
whenthewholeworld'sagainstme,iknowigotyourlove
ifiwasinacellfortherestofmylife
iknowi'dhearyourprayersinthemiddleofthenight
usedtositmeonyourlapandteachmemotherwit
earlysundaymorningforthemsalmonandgrits
iloveyoubaby,youtheoneandonly,that'safact
'tildeathdouspart,i'maalwayshaveyourback
youbeefedcauseyouheardthatiwascursininmyraps
eighty-six,stillyouwannarunandgetthestraps
iloveyou,ipromiseyouicareforyoudeep
causewhenihadbronchitisyouwouldrockmetosleep
rubmedownwithgreenalcohol
littlebrown-skinnedladyboutfivefeettall,bigmama
[chorus:druhill+(ll)]
earlyonesundaymorning
breakfastwasonthetable(yougavemeunconditionallove)
therewasnotimetoeat,shesaidtome
boyhurrytosundayschool(yougavemeunconditionallove)
[llcoolj]
irememberwhenyoutoldmecertainfriendswasn'treal
ididn'twannalisten,isworeiknewthedeal
cometofindout,everythingyousaidwastrue
whoiendupgointoforadvice?you
iloveyou,that'swhyyougotnursesandmaids
eversinceigotpaid,youain'tneverbeenafraid
that'sgranddaddywife,shetaughtmehowtothink
howtonavigatethroughlife,youmadethesacrifice
youkeptonlivin,causewhenmygranddaddydied
ittookallyourmight,butyouain'tquitonlife
wetooktripsdownsouth,biscuitsandchicken
meyougranddadandalison,trippin
remember,youusedtopickmeupfromjuniorhigh
andclassmateslaughedwhenthebuickrolledby
remember,ipulledmyprivatesoutinclass
andfromfarmerstodunkirkyoustraightwhoopedmy(woo!!)
thebestcookinamancouldevertaste
it'swritteninmyheart,itcanneverbeerased
thankyousomuch,youtaughtmewell
howtonotgetsoupedup,becausei'mll
howtowalkthestreet,andholdmyheadrealhigh
howtolivewithchristandnotbeafraidtodie
wesippeddaquiris,butyounevertoldmoms
weevensharedbeers,bigmamamydear
atoasttoawomanthatraisedaman
inpopulardemandallacrosstheland
you'remylawyer,myteacher,mydoctor,myfriend
mymother,myfather,youwithme'tiltheend
iloveyou,imeanthatfromthebottomofmyheart
that'sthereasonwhymyrecord's#1onthecharts
i'matellitlikeitis,iloveyouforever
deadoralive,we'llalwaysbetogether
bigmamailoveyou
earlyonesundaymorning
breakfastwasonthetable(yougavemeunconditionallove)
therewasnotimetoeat,shesaidtome
boyhurrytosundayschool(yougavemeunconditionallove)
[llcoolj]
idedicatethistothebigmama'severywhere
theoneswhoraisedus-whennobodyelsewasthere
theoneswhoheldusandtoldusit'llbealright
whengunshotswasgoinoffeverynight
taughtushowtolockthedoorandcheckthepeephole
andhowtoswallowvickswhenwehadachestcold
howtostayproud,andrepresenthard
eatplentybaby,butfirstsaygraceforgod
bigmama,i'mamissyou
whenoneofusleavethisearth
butbabyforwhatit'sworth,iloveyousincethedateofmybirth
andifitwasn'tformychildren,iwouldwannagofirst
you'rethereasoni'mthemaniamtoday
theinspiration,formetobellcoolj
whenyoutoldme"knock'emout,"ibroughtyouhomeagrammy
ilearnedtobetoughfrombigmamaandauntcammy
ablackmanthatwasraisedbyblackwomen
ontour,sippinyourspecialhoneyandlemon
youtoldme,garglewithvinegarwaterandsalt
theconcertwashot,thankstoyoursupport
girl-you'retheoneilove
whetherrightherewithmeorsmilinfromupabove
troubleornotrouble,youalwayshadmyback
soihadtoletyouknowyoursonappreciatesthat,bigmama
[chorus-repeat2x]
earlyonesundaymorning
breakfastwasonthetable(yougavemeunconditionallove)
therewasnotimetoeat,shesaidtome
boyhurrytosundayschool(yougavemeunconditionallove)
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