| [LL Cool J] | |
| [Chorus: Dru Hill + (LL)] | |
| [LL Cool J] | |
| [Chorus] | |
| [LL Cool J] | |
| [Chorus - repeat 2X] | |
| [00:00.12] | (feat. Dru Hill) |
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| [00:03.12] | Yeah, this one's dedicated, to my grandmother, and your grandmother |
| [00:12.50] | It's all love, let's not forget who raised us, word up |
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| [00:20.69] | Big Mama, my grandmother, my main girl |
| [00:23.35] | I love you much more than the scandalous world |
| [00:25.80] | As a young boy you gave me whoopings to save my life |
| [00:28.33] | Cursed me out, to keep me out the streets at night |
| [00:30.91] | Cause my momma had me when she was young |
| [00:32.83] | So you took on the responsbility to raise your grandson |
| [00:36.22] | You taught me if a task is once begun, Todd |
| [00:39.09] | Never leave it 'til it's done, Todd |
| [00:41.67] | Be thy labor great or small Todd |
| [00:44.24] | Do it well or not at all, God |
| [00:46.87] | Big Mama, my blood is your blood |
| [00:48.99] | When the whole world's against me, I know I got your love |
| [00:51.66] | If I was in a cell for the rest of my life |
| [00:54.15] | I know I'd hear your prayers in the middle of the night |
| [00:56.62] | Used to sit me on your lap and teach me mother wit |
| [00:59.49] | Early Sunday morning for them salmon and grits |
| [01:01.63] | I love you baby, you the one and only, that's a fact |
| [01:04.52] | 'Til death do us part, I'ma always have your back |
| [01:07.10] | You beefed cause you heard that I was cursin in my raps |
| [01:09.45] | Eighty-six, still you wanna run and get the straps |
| [01:12.18] | I love you, I promise you I care for you deep |
| [01:14.55] | Cause when I had bronchitis you would rock me to sleep |
| [01:17.65] | Rub me down with green alcohol |
| [01:19.82] | Little brown-skinned lady bout five feet tall, Big Mama |
| [01:22.99] | Early one Sunday morning |
| [01:27.80] | Breakfast was on the table (you gave me unconditional love) |
| [01:32.97] | There was no time to eat, she said to me |
| [01:39.10] | Boy hurry to Sunday school (you gave me unconditional love) |
| [01:42.96] | I remember when you told me certain friends wasn't real |
| [01:45.69] | I didn't wanna listen, I swore I knew the deal |
| [01:48.11] | Come to find out, everything you said was true |
| [01:50.55] | Who I end up goin to for advice? You |
| [01:53.39] | I love you, that's why you got nurses and maids |
| [01:55.77] | Ever since I got paid, you ain't never been afraid |
| [01:58.50] | That's granddaddy wife, she taught me how to think |
| [02:00.95] | How to navigate through life, you made the sacrifice |
| [02:03.58] | You kept on livin, cause when my granddaddy died |
| [02:06.16] | It took all your might, but you ain't quit on life |
| [02:08.46] | We took trips down South, biscuits and chicken |
| [02:11.53] | Me you granddad and Alison, trippin |
| [02:13.99] | Remember, you used to pick me up from junior high |
| [02:16.46] | And classmates laughed when the Buick rolled by |
| [02:19.00] | Remember, I pulled my privates out in class |
| [02:21.58] | And from Farmers to Dunkirk you straight whooped my (woo!!) |
| [02:24.53] | The best cookin a man could ever taste |
| [02:26.72] | It's written in my heart, it can never be erased |
| [02:29.23] | Thank you so much, you taught me well |
| [02:31.63] | How to not get souped up, because I'm LL |
| [02:34.39] | How to walk the street, and hold my head real high |
| [02:36.92] | How to live with Christ and not be afraid to die |
| [02:39.55] | We sipped daquiris, but you never told moms |
| [02:42.13] | We even shared beers, Big Mama my dear |
| [02:44.68] | A toast to a woman that raised a man |
| [02:47.16] | In popular demand all across the land |
| [02:49.68] | You're my lawyer, my teacher, my doctor, my friend |
| [02:52.41] | My mother, my father, you with me 'til the end |
| [02:54.90] | I love you, I mean that from the bottom of my heart |
| [02:57.50] | That's the reason why my record's #1 on the charts |
| [02:59.98] | I'ma tell it like it is, I love you forever |
| [03:02.43] | Dead or alive, we'll always be together |
| [03:04.48] | Big Mama I love you |
| [03:05.75] | Early one Sunday morning |
| [03:10.57] | Breakfast was on the table (you gave me unconditional love) |
| [03:15.67] | There was no time to eat, she said to me |
| [03:21.80] | Boy hurry to Sunday school (you gave me unconditional love) |
| [03:24.77] | I dedicate this to the Big Mama's everywhere |
| [03:27.52] | The ones who raised us - when nobody else was there |
| [03:30.63] | The ones who held us and told us it'll be alright |
| [03:33.22] | When gunshots was goin off every night |
| [03:36.55] | Taught us how to lock the door and check the peephole |
| [03:39.02] | And how to swallow Vicks when we had a chest cold |
| [03:41.68] | How to stay proud, and represent hard |
| [03:44.13] | Eat plenty baby, but first say grace for God |
| [03:46.80] | Big Mama, I'ma miss you |
| [03:48.85] | When one of us leave this earth |
| [03:50.81] | But baby for what it's worth, I love you since the date of my birth |
| [03:53.84] | And if it wasn't for my children, I would wanna go first |
| [03:56.49] | You're the reason I'm the man I am today |
| [03:58.93] | The inspiration, for me to be LL Cool J |
| [04:01.68] | When you told me "Knock 'Em Out," I brought you home a Grammy |
| [04:04.35] | I learned to be tough from Big Mama and Aunt Cammy |
| [04:07.21] | A black man that was raised by black women |
| [04:09.33] | On tour, sippin your special honey and lemon |
| [04:11.77] | You told me, gargle with vinegar water and salt |
| [04:14.67] | The concert was hot, thanks to your support |
| [04:17.17] | Girl - you're the one I love |
| [04:19.57] | Whether right here with me or smilin from up above |
| [04:22.25] | Trouble or no trouble, you always had my back |
| [04:24.76] | So I had to let you know your son appreciates that, Big Mama |
| [04:48.38][04:27.78] | Early one Sunday morning |
| [04:53.38][04:32.72] | Breakfast was on the table (you gave me unconditional love) |
| [04:58.48][04:37.76] | There was no time to eat, she said to me |
| [05:04.69][04:44.05] | Boy hurry to Sunday school (you gave me unconditional love) |
| [05:10.15] |
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