Gramma this oneand's for you (stay strong)
(chorus)
(heand's strong!)
Mama mama mama mama i couldnand't say andquot;noandquot;
(so strong!)
Got sick and tired of seeinand' brothers being treated ill
(heand's strong!)
They say to chill they say my homeyand's not available
(stay strong!)
I hear mama they got him working on tha payroll
(sheand's strong!)
Mama mama mama mama i couldnand't say andquot;noandquot;
(so strong!)
Got sick and tired of seeinand' sistas being treated ill
(sheand's strong!)
They say to chill, they say my homegirland's not available
(stay strong!)
I hear mama they got her working on tha payroll
At 21 the brother andquot;smoothandquot; he got a record deal
Been working hard been writinand' songs about the things he feels
He says itand's real, and'cause i got bills, but i got skills
My deck is stacked, if i could only get my shit on wax
When it was ripe he took his tape up to the rec execs
They smoked cigars and rolled their eyeand's at him behind their specs
Your shit is phat but i donand't hear it in the format jack
Whatand's all this black crap check page twenty one of your contract
(chorus)
A friend of mine roberta she got a job at the post office
She was college edjamacated but got fired up at the law office
Iand'm all alone two kids at home, i need a job just any job
So i can get back on my feet like tina andquot;tandquot;(urner)
The boss came up to her said, andquot;why donand't you come home with meandquot;
Iand'd like to see you take off your clothes for me
She said andquot;no way man!andquot;
He said andquot;you donand't understandandquot;
andquot;you lose your life, you lose your job if you donand't do this shift!andquot;
(chorus)
I met a black man who became a police officer
Officer, officer, officer, officer, officer, overseer
He tried to tell me it was the only job available
Either rob or join the mob and'cause iand'm not salable
One night he went out on an undercover sting-ing
Bought some smack tried to break the heroin ring-ring
Two cops white cops saw juggling goinand' down
They spilled his brain like homey the fuckinand' clown
(heand's gone!)
Mama mama mama mama i couldnand't say no
Got sick and tired of seeinand' people beinand' treated ill
Picked up my nines, walked up from behind
Tapped two of them on the neck so i could meet their eyes direct
Pom! pom!
I didnand't do it for tha payroll
(chorus)
