U Let Me Grow Em C

[Intro]
Last year, we did a record, that was dedicated to all our mothers
Shortly .. yeah you can give it up for that...
Shortly after, doin' the record, uh my mom, my mom passed away
So my mom never got to hear this record
And this song means a lot to me
And my big brother Masta Ace is gon', gon' help tie the story together
We might get a lil, a lil emotional
But y'all have to bear with us it's the first time we doing this record
One month later, unexpectedly, my mother passes away
And I didn't get a, she didn't get a chance to hear the song either
So this song is extra special to both of us
We've never performed this song before
We wanna share this with y'all. Is that cool?

[Verse 1: Masta Ace]
Thank you momma, for everything that you've done
Living in the slums, single mom, and you raised a son
I wanna thank you for the sacrifice
For a lot of kids in the hood, life wasn't half as nice
Used to take me out to Coney Island
I don't recall many tears, I remember only smiling
I wanna thank you for the education
The college tuition, and all of life's preparation
I used to think it was the worst day
When you said I had to leave by my 21st birthday
I didn't get it then, I understand now
All is good, your boys are grown men now
I got a plan now, and I'm fine look
And all my thanks couldn't fit into this rhyme book
I ain't gon' wait until you can't say it back
To tell you that I love you on a track, I love you