Album: Duetos

Dont Cry Mama

Don’t Cry Mama

[A.B. talking]
This song is dedicated to my baby sister, Selina
and to all the families that have lost a loved one,
that day after day, have to feel that emptiness and pain
and the worst pain of all, is watchin’ your mama cry
so this song goes out to you mama, please dont cry no more

[Pre-Verse]
Dont cry mama, I miss them too mama, wipe your eyes mama,
all we can do mama, is hope and pray mama, that one day mama,
everything would be ok and no more rain mama, so dont cry mama
its alright mama, all we can do is keep this memory alive mama,
so wipe your tears mama, ten years mama,
even though its not the same im still here mama,

[Verse 1]
I was bad news on the block, throwin’ rocks
and every now and then the neighbors would call the cops,
my little brother always tried to cover up for me,
I went from throwin’ rocks to throwin’ dice and husley
and mami sure you loved my bro just a lil’ mo’
and even though you could have kept it on the real low
I kill for another chance to see him once again,
Im sorry for the way I was and how it must have been,
cause I was bad I was nothing but a trouble kid,
I didnt always get the love my lil’ brother did
he was gone up in school and make us all proud
I was gone to break the rules and never thought about,
the things I did now I wish that I could take them back,
if he was here, I wonder what the kid would say to that,
I made you mad, I made you sad,
and dont cry mama, let me wipe the cloud from your eyes

[Verse 2]
And what I would give to see you again,
(what I would give just to see you again, Lord tell me would this pain ever end?)
he was my little brother, he was my best friend.
(you were my best friend, and man Im missin all the time that we spent)

[Chorus]
With every year that goes by, its seems like just yesterday,
this emptiness in my heart keeps burning and wont go away,
I keep telling my mama everything will be ok,
one day we’ll be together in a better place,
mama please don’t cry (cry)
(dont cry mama, wipe your eyes mama, don’t cry mama)
tares me up inside (yeah…you know its tares me up inside)
to see mama cry
(dont cry mama, dry your eyes mama, yeah) mama please don’t cry

[Verse 3]
yeah I know its shinning light when we could find our way,
after every dark night, theres a brighter day,
even though hes gone mama still right here,
but I really feel like if it should be him right here
close my eyes visualize all my loved ones faces,
I miss you, wanna be with you,
feel like trading places, would give my life for yours, no questions asked
so I can sleep in peace, finally rest at last,
these changes not the same, gotta keep on goin’
wanna cry deep inside, but I just cant show it,
trying to hold my tears, though the coldest years,
punks is proud while we young thugs pourin’ beers
everybodys hurtin’, all the families and friends,
the story no happy ending, so sadly it ends,
keep your memory alive, as gon do as Im alive,
do what I can, become a man, and keep tryin to survive

[Verse 2]

[Chorus]

[Pre-Verse]

[A.B. talking]
Guns dont kill people,
People kill people,
Ignorance is the number one disease in the world,
Dont be ignorant raza, and stop the hatin’, Peace