Hey Mama

	  		Intro 
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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 

Instrumental Break 
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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 

Instrumental Break 
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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