without great grandmother theres no me
without grandmama theres no me
without ma momma theres no me
dem ladies made our family tree
because i love dem all da same
and think of em all da same
need sumthin juss ask i got it covered aint no thang
ma autn jenni works hard and i appreciate that
so threw this song ima give my appreciation back
remember a long time ago i would be down in da basement rappin
shed stomp on da floor n say quit all dat damn snappin
she aint no 20 years from den datz wats makin all dis happen
she aint no at ma shows 50,000 ppl clappin
plus i wish i culda seen her face wen i bought dat pad
dat waz juss a cool thank you gift from ur growner lad
you a (lovely lady) and thats y im praisin yahh existence
her n howard always tought me 2 make wise decisions
ya we gon make it through i dedicate this to u
culd have had any mother but 4 goodness sakes its u
(chorus)
see momma u ma (lovely lady)
yall all my (lovely gurls)3x
momma u my (lovely lady)
yall all my (lovely gurls)3x
grandmomma u ma (lovely lady)
yall all my (lovely gurls)3x
lil sista u ma (lovely lady)
yall all my (lovely gurls)3x
plus my 2 grammys like ma mammies
i no sumtimes dey dont understand me
but 1 day just like dem billboards ima bring home a grammy
c ma momma momma big momma we kept er in sum drama
couple bad ass grandsons walkin round wit llamas
she wuld fuss at us tell us right tho we aint know no betta
so leave 4 it to u ma appreciation letta
ruth baby i aint forget yahh
wen im gone im still wit yahh
i love comin by ur house n seein all ma posta pictures
dey make me feel so special wen da world all on my back
u da loveliest lady write it down cause thats a fact
no sumtimes u want me 2 go 2 church i say i mite
even if i dont u tell me keep god in my life
and i still got dem prayin hands on dat quarter i gave yahh
a men 2 god but sumtimes i feel like u ma savior
we gon make it thru
dedicate dis 2 u
culd have ne grandmomma 4 goodness sakes it u
(chorus)
now dez 2 women in my life i gotta treat right
we handle business durin da day n we party at night
c ma 2 sistas i love yahh but neva put nuthin above yahh
u suffa i suffa u goin threw it den we gon struggle
candace she da youngest dezineeya da oldest
heather need sumbody 2 talk 2 i got er shulda
but if i got it u got it juss like i always told yahh
u aint neva gotta have a man 2 do 4 yahh im ur soldia
(chorus)