FLAT shasta Songtext
von Ray Vaughn

Mama

I used to watch you scammin′ sales
But as of now, I don't know what to
Tell folks when they ask me ′bout you
Knowin' it's been a couple months since we done spoke

So I try to break the tension with a joke, huh
Truth is, mama, you need meds for schizo′, but you won′t take it
If you lose all your marbles, you ain't gon′ have nothin' to play with
A Black woman who cryin′ for help and I'm tryna save her
The last thing you wanna be called in this world is crazy
Aw, poor baby, I′m just prayin' that your shots, they ain't flat
′Cause you say a lot of - you could never take back
Is that the reason why my daddy left? Just tell me the truth

My sister Bri act just like you, a whole litter
You put seven of us out by the age of twenty-five
I don′t see you when I look you in the eyes
I'm lookin′ for Aisha, I'm lookin′ for the woman that's inside

Just let me know when she arrives


Mouth full of - in front of us, could′ve died
The world on your shoulder, how heavy it
If God took you then, I wouldn't wanna be alive
If God took you then, I would be at war with God, yeah

I wish I could save your smile
I wish I could ease your mind like you have done for me
Mama, just stay a while
Don't leave me like the tears that fall from my eyes
I′m not crazy at all
I′m not crazy at all
I'm not crazy at all
I′m not crazy at all

Sometimes I wonder if the reason I don't treat - right

Is ′cause I never seen you get treated right

If you passed me to psycho, then I'm - up for life
′Cause every - that you get with, you fight, uh
Just let me know what happens when all of the hugs run out
Mama, what do I do when all the - run out?
Mama, your mind like a drink left in the sun
The bubbles are gone, the damage is done
But I keep pourin' my love into your glass
Prayin' one day the storm gon′ pass
I need you bad, I, I need you bad


To the woman that smoked - with my brothers right before class
To the woman that I love way more than my - dad
Can I borrow one of your laughs and can I steal one of your smiles?
And can I hold on to your joy? ′Cause I ain't felt that since a child
And if it wasn′t for your womb, I wouldn't be breathin′ right now
I swear to God, I just need you right now

I wish I could save your smile
I wish I could ease your mind like you have done for me
Mama, just stay a while
Don't leave me like the tears that fall from my eyes
I′m not crazy at all
I'm not crazy at all
I'm not crazy at all
I′m not crazy at all

Mama, if you hear me, then I′m still your son
Even when the darkness comes, I won't run
I pray one day that you find your way back

And that your shots, they never go slack
I′m sorry for not noticin' sooner, you know I′m one of your troopers
Forgave you for everything, you only a - human
Remember we lived on Hoover on church grounds, hallelujah
When you beat the - out me for talkin' to you like I′m stupid
Used to work two jobs, but you don't work no more
I know you hurt, but I don't wanna see you hurt no more
I feel like dyin′ on this

Watchin′ you lose your mind and can't do - to help

-, You done drank all my - shots-es
-, I′m over here lettin' you sleep on the couch
And you and this - drinkin′ all my
-, I'm gon′ take your - down to the - dairy