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Yeah, this one's dedicated, to my grandmother, and your grandmother
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It's all love, let's not forget who raised us, word up
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[LL Cool J]
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Big Mama, my grandmother, my main girl
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I love you much more than the scandalous world
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As a young boy you gave me whoopings to save my life
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Cursed me out, to keep me out the streets at night
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Cause my momma had me when she was young
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So you took on the responsbility to raise your grandson
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You taught me if a task is once begun, Todd
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Never leave it 'til it's done, Todd
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Be thy labor great or small Todd
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Do it well or not at all, God
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Big Mama, my blood is your blood
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When the whole world's against me, I know I got your love
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If I was in a cell for the rest of my life
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I know I'd hear your prayers in the middle of the night
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Used to sit me on your lap and teach me mother wit
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Early Sunday morning for them salmon and grits
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I love you baby, you the one and only, that's a fact
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'Til death do us part, I'ma always have your back
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You beefed cause you heard that I was cursin in my raps
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Eighty-six, still you wanna run and get the straps
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I love you, I promise you I care for you deep
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Cause when I had bronchitis you would rock me to sleep
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Rub me down with green alcohol
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Little brown-skinned lady bout five feet tall, Big Mama
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[Chorus: Dru Hill] + (LL)
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Early one Sunday morning
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Breakfast was on the table (you gave me unconditional love)
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There was no time to eat, she said to me
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Boy hurry to Sunday school (you gave me unconditional love)
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[LL Cool J]
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I remember when you told me certain friends wasn't real
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I didn't wanna listen, I swore I knew the deal
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Come to find out, everything you said was true
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Who I end up goin to for advice? You
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I love you, that's why you got nurses and maids
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Ever since I got paid, you ain't never been afraid
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That's granddaddy wife, she taught me how to think
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How to navigate through life, you made the sacrifice
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You kept on livin, cause when my granddaddy died
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It took all your might, but you ain't quit on life
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We took trips down South, biscuits and chicken
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Me you granddad and Alison, trippin
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Remember, you used to pick me up from junior high
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And classmates laughed when the Buick rolled by
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Remember, I pulled my privates out in class
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And from Farmers to Dunkirk you straight whooped my (woo!!)
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The best cookin a man could ever taste
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It's written in my heart, it can never be erased
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Thank you so much, you taught me well
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How to not get souped up, because I'm LL
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How to walk the street, and hold my head real high
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How to live with Christ and not be afraid to die
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We sipped daquiris, but you never told moms
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We even shared beers, Big Mama my dear
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A toast to a woman that raised a man
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In popular demand all across the land
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You're my lawyer, my teacher, my doctor, my friend
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My mother, my father, you with me 'til the end
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I love you, I mean that from the bottom of my heart
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That's the reason why my record's #1 on the charts
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I'ma tell it like it is, I love you forever
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Dead or alive, we'll always be together
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Big Mama I love you
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[Chorus]
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[LL Cool J]
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I dedicate this to the Big Mama's everywhere
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The ones who raised us - when nobody else was there
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The ones who held us and told us it'll be alright
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When gunshots was goin off every night
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Taught us how to lock the door and check the peephole
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And how to swallow Vicks when we had a chest cold
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How to stay proud, and represent hard
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Eat plenty baby, but first say grace for God
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Big Mama, I'ma miss you
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When one of us leave this earth
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But baby for what it's worth, I love you since the date of my birth
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And if it wasn't for my children, I would wanna go first
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You're the reason I'm the man I am today
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The inspiration, for me to be LL Cool J
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When you told me "Knock 'Em Out," I brought you home a Grammy
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I learned to be tough from Big Mama and Aunt Cammy
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A black man that was raised by black women
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On tour, sippin your special honey and lemon
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You told me, gargle with vinegar water and salt
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The concert was hot, thanks to your support
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Girl - you're the one I love
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Whether right here with me or smilin from up above
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Trouble or no trouble, you always had my back
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So I had to let you know your son appreciates that, Big Mama
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[Chorus] - repeat 2X
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Big Mamma Ft K-Ci n Jo-Jo -21s
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| LL COOL J |
