My mama showed me what love really means 我妈妈教我什么是爱的真正含义

17 years old she had to give up on her dreams 17岁那年，她不得不放弃她的梦想

Couldn't even go to college, she had so much to loose 甚至不能去上大学，她有这么多的松动

It ain't a woman alive that could fill my mama shoes 这不是一个女人活着，可以填补我的妈妈鞋

Put ya life on the line, ya mama I know its painful 把雅的生活就行了，鸭妈妈我知道它的痛苦

That's why I had to let you know that I'm thankful 这就是为什么我必须让你知道，我很感激

Over the years I know I put you through a lot 在我知道这些年来我把你经历了很多

Seems like I'm starting more, the older that I got 好像我开始多了，我得到了老

And even though it seems like things change, mama 即使它看起来事情的变化，妈妈

My love for you is still the same, mama 我对你的爱仍然是相同的，妈妈

It's hard raising a young, black male 很难养一支年轻，黑人男性

But you kept me on the right track 但是你让我在正确的轨道

I never seen a jail cell 我从来没有见过一个牢房

Now who'd think in elementary 现在，谁愿意认为在小学

Hey! That these record labels would mention me one day 嘿！这些唱片公司会提到我一天

Disrespectful to my school teachers, that's right 不尊重我的学校老师，这是正确的

Mama catch me, put a whoopin' to my backside 妈妈抓住我，把whoopin “我的背后

You always was a black queen, mama 你永远是一个黑色的女王，妈妈

And now you raised a young king, mama 现在你提出了一个年轻的国王，妈妈

I finally understand I need you to survive 我终于明白了我需要你生存

You the backbone of my life 你是我生命的支柱

I need you to be alive 我要你活着

Without you here, then I might as well die 没有你在这里的话，我还不如死了

You a angel sent from heaven 你从天上发来的天使

You the reason that I'm fly 你说我是飞的理由

You did what no other mother can 你做了什么，没有其他的妈妈能

The plan is to show you that I understand 该计划是为了告诉你，我明白了

You are appreciated 您正在欣赏

Lady, don't you know we love ya? Sweet lady 小姐，你难道不知道我们爱你？甜美淑女

Dear Mama 亲爱的妈妈

Lady, place no one, sweet lady 夫人，将没有人，甜美淑女

You are appreciated 您正在欣赏

Lady, don't you know we love ya? 小姐，你难道不知道我们爱你？

Back then being pregnant young was rare 当时怀孕的年轻是罕见

Still raised me yourself and had to raise me young was unfair 还是把我养大自己，不得不使我年轻是不公平的

But you made a way 但是你做的方式

You never gave up 你永远不放弃

Got your first job at Friday's and got payed up 有你的第一份工作，在上周五的，得到了起来祈祷，

I mean mugged any guy that tried to talk to ya 我的意思是抢劫的试图说服任何雅帅哥

Don't even look my mama way, I woulda fought for ya 连看都不看我妈妈这样，我的woulda争取亚

They looked at me and laughed 他们看着我，笑了

I was like ain't nothing funny 我当时想是不是什么好笑

My mind set was can't nobody take my mama from me 我的思维定势是没有人能带我妈妈从我

Sorry if I was too overprotective of ya 很抱歉，如果我太过分雅

But that was my lil way of lettin you know I love ya 但是，这是释放Walking你的我的律途径知道我爱你

One bedroom apartment, it was just you and I 一间卧室的公寓，这只是你和我

Late nights watching X-Files, you and I 熬夜看X档案，你和我

I always had the latest J's and the newest clothes 我总是有最新的J的和最新的衣服

All my friends always asked what kinda shoes are those 我所有的朋友总是问这是什么样的鞋是那些

You treated me like the young king I grew up to be 你把我当成年轻的国王我长大了要

But know I got a million kids looking up to me 但是知道我有一百万的孩子望着我

How does it feel to know that you the reason 到底是什么感觉，知道你的原因

Looked how it all payed off, mama you the reason 看着这一切是如何祈祷，关闭，妈妈你的原因

Yo kids always came first, even before you 哟孩子永远排在第一位，甚至在你

That's why I never ever put no one before you 这就是为什么我从来没有把任何人之前，

I counted on you every time 每次都指望你

You never let me down 你从来没让我失望

For those who thought you would fail, tell them look at me now 对于那些谁以为你会失败，告诉他们看我现在

You did what no other mother can 你做了什么，没有其他的妈妈能

And the plan is to show you that I understand 而该计划是要告诉你，我明白了

You are appreciated 您正在欣赏

Lady, don't you know we love ya? Sweet lady 小姐，你难道不知道我们爱你？甜美淑女

Dear mama 亲爱的妈妈

Lady, place no one above ya, sweet lady 夫人，把雅上面没人，甜美淑女

You are appreciated 您正在欣赏

Lady, don't you know we love you 小姐，你难道不知道我们爱你