Mama

Looking through your photos
I imagine all of your dreams, mm
I will always wonder
Who you really were before me, mm
What did you lose?
I hope nothing too soon, mm

Mama, who were you
Before your man, ooh
Know you had some of those
Bigger plans, ooh, mm

1989 on 85th and Lefferts Avenue, mm
CVS lipstick, you would
Go to school and work at the bank, mm
Many men were chasing
But you'd never have it that way, mm yeah
What kind of tears did you cry
On your wedding day?

Mama, who were you
Before your man, ooh
Know you had some of those
Bigger plans, yeah

Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh, mm
Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh