This goes out to my mother The one I love And the one I lost When it comes down to Thinking about what my mother has done for me The love she's given makes it easy to do a song like this So this one's for you, ma I love you Early one Sunday morning Breakfast was on the table There was no time to eat She said to me Boy hurry to Sunday school Filled with the Lord of Glory We learned the Holy story She'll always have her dreams Despite the things This troubled world can bring Oh Sadie Don't you know we love you, sweet Sadie Place no one above you, sweet Sadie Living in the past Sometimes she sing for me Nobody can turn your life for love Sweeter than cotton candy Stronger than Papa's old brandy Always that needed smile Once in a while she would break down and cry Some times she'd be so happy Being with us and Daddy Standing the word of time Breaking the vines With just a simple song Oh Sadie Don't you know we love you, sweet Sadie (she's loving us all in a special way, well well well well) Place no one above you, sweet Sadie (sweet, Sade) Living in the past Oh, she's never sinning In love she's always winnin, yeah Sadie (my, my, my, my, my) Don't you know we love you sweet Sadie (I love you mama) Place no one above you sweet Sadie (I just can't forget how you gave me love, oh Lord) If there's heaven up above I know she's teaching niggas how to love Sadie (It's a mean world without you) Don't you know we love you sweet Sadie (and surely miss you much, mother) Place no one above you sweet Sadie And now that your gone I'm gonna carry on Cause your quite a lady, whoa Sadie When I think about the things that you've done for me Hey It brings a joy way down, deep inside of me Whoa See I love you momma Yes I do I'll never for get you momma Never