Mama, I understand your many sleepless nights When you sit and you think about Father Or how you tried to be the perfect wife You used to dress and fix your hair Then you smiled through your tears In the mirror you would stare And say a prayer Like, "I wish he said I'm beautiful I wish it didn't hurt at all I don't know how I got here I was once the one who had his heart" Until you had enough then you took that ring off You took that ring off So tired of the lies and trying, fighting, crying Took that ring off Oh, now the fun begins Dust yourself off and you love again You found a new man now you shine and you're fine Like it's my time, you took that ring off Mama (so ***y), you live and learn, that's just the way life goes (Uh, you a killer, you a killer, killer) Always know that you've got a daughter That's so, so proud you took the high road (You a killer, so ***y) You used to dress and fix your hair Then you smiled through your tears In the mirror you would stare And say a prayer Like, "I wish he said I'm beautiful I wish it didn't hurt at all I don't know how I got here I was once the one who had his heart" Until you had enough then you took that ring off You took that ring off So tired of the lies and trying, fighting, crying Took that ring off Oh, now the fun begins Dust yourself off and you love again You found a new man now you shine and you're fine Like it's my time, you took that ring off After all your tears After all that pain's all clear Mama, after all them years We can start all over again Mama, and now it all makes sense Letting go is never the end Mama, we can love again This is where freedom begins Mama, so put your love on top You gon' shine and put your love on top It's your time to put your love on top Everybody put your love on top Aye, love on top Aye, love on top It's your time to put your love on top Girl you so fine, put your love on top If you're going through it, just know it's called "going THROUGH it" You're not gonna get stuck there, you're not gonna die You're gonna survive
[00:00.780] [00:09.710]Mama, I understand your many sleepless nights [00:18.210]When you sit and you think about Father [00:21.930]Or how you tried to be the perfect wife [00:28.930]You used to dress and fix your hair [00:31.100]Then you smiled through your tears [00:33.660]In the mirror you would stare [00:36.050]And say a prayer [00:37.630]Like, "I wish he said I'm beautiful [00:40.290]I wish it didn't hurt at all [00:42.680]I don't know how I got here [00:44.170]I was once the one who had his heart" [00:47.700]Until you had enough then you took that ring off [00:51.230]You took that ring off [00:53.160]So tired of the lies and trying, fighting, crying [00:56.440]Took that ring off [00:58.080]Oh, now the fun begins [01:00.090]Dust yourself off and you love again [01:02.420]You found a new man now you shine and you're fine [01:04.770]Like it's my time, you took that ring off [01:08.550]Mama (so ***y), you live and learn, that's just the way life goes [01:13.850](Uh, you a killer, you a killer, killer) [01:16.930]Always know that you've got a daughter [01:20.630]That's so, so proud you took the high road [01:24.230](You a killer, so ***y) [01:27.580]You used to dress and fix your hair [01:29.880]Then you smiled through your tears [01:32.440]In the mirror you would stare [01:34.790]And say a prayer [01:36.490]Like, "I wish he said I'm beautiful [01:39.110]I wish it didn't hurt at all [01:41.570]I don't know how I got here [01:42.910]I was once the one who had his heart" [01:46.580]Until you had enough then you took that ring off [01:50.170]You took that ring off [01:51.980]So tired of the lies and trying, fighting, crying [01:55.020]Took that ring off [01:56.820]Oh, now the fun begins [01:58.730]Dust yourself off and you love again [02:01.140]You found a new man now you shine and you're fine [02:03.640]Like it's my time, you took that ring off [02:07.550]After all your tears [02:09.590]After all that pain's all clear [02:11.700]Mama, after all them years [02:14.300]We can start all over again [02:16.440]Mama, and now it all makes sense [02:19.270]Letting go is never the end [02:21.350]Mama, we can love again [02:24.090]This is where freedom begins [02:26.220]Mama, so put your love on top [02:28.720]You gon' shine and put your love on top [02:31.230]It's your time to put your love on top [02:33.580]Everybody put your love on top [02:36.220]Aye, love on top [02:38.970]Aye, love on top [02:40.910]It's your time to put your love on top [02:43.250]Girl you so fine, put your love on top [02:46.840]If you're going through it, just know it's called "going THROUGH it" [02:51.370]You're not gonna get stuck there, you're not gonna die [02:54.190]You're gonna survive