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[Verse 1]
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Hey Mama, It’s me
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Said you better wait child, said you’ve been a long time runnin
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Hey Mama, Answer me
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Baby Boy you better sit down, Can’t listen when the sun’s out
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My only son this will be so hard to hear
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[Verse 2]
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C’mon Mama, what do you mean
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I know you been knocked down, I know it ain’t all been easy
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Nothin ever good really is
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Why you gotta wait so long, Why you gotta wait so long
[Bridge]
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She said son let me reason with you, You think you carry such a wait
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I know I never beat you, boy, Better start acting like this here is a race
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[Chorus]
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You aint gone far enough to say, at least I tried
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You ain’t worked hard enough to say, Well I’ve done mine
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You ain’t run far enough to say, My legs have failed
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You ain’t gone far enough, You ain’t worked hard enough
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You ain’t run far enough to say, It ain’t gonna get any better
[Bridge 2]
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You picked a bad time, You picked a bad time to listen to me
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You picked a bad time, You picked a bad time to listen to me Chorus
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You picked a bad time, You picked a bad time to listen to me
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You picked a bad time, You picked a bad time to listen to me
[Chorus]
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You aint gone far enough to say, at least I tried
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You ain’t worked hard enough to say, Well I’ve done mine
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You ain’t run far enough to say, My legs have failed
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You ain’t gone far enough, You ain’t worked hard enough
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You ain’t run far enough to say, It ain’t gonna get any better