Mama Didn’t Plan For This

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Mama didn't plan for this Being a young lady and getting pregnant by a childish man who split She learned fast that he probably a scrub Still chose to keep her baby 'cause she just needed somebody to love Ain't no more hanging out and tryna date Dropped out of high school, the college dreams gotta wait So now she looking for a job so she can see some cash But she can't even work 'cause won't nobody keep your ass Now all she doing now is heavy stressing, wiping her tears Homeboy done up and disappeared, he acting like it ain't his Notice how trifling that is So now she start to question whether she want it A lifetime commitment brought on in the heat of the moment And yeah she thought about hitting that clinic because she couldn't take it Be happy that she changed her mind, you almost didn't make it Gave you all she had even when she had to scrape for cash Yet you still complaining about her with your ungrateful ass [Chorus] Mama didn't plan for this Bringing a baby in a world that's so scandalous A lot of times she wasn't sure if she could handle it The lights turned off in the dark with candles lit I think you need to know that Mama didn't plan for this Feeling regretful when she think of every chance she missed A lot of times she wasn't sure if she could handle it The lights turned off in the dark with candles lit I think you need to know that [Verse 2] Mama didn't plan for this A disadvantaged family eating syrup sandwiches A lot of days was spent filled with resentment She ain't like the way it went Doing special favors 'cause she couldn't afford to pay the rent See she never saw herself on the forgotten pile Losing men because they wanted her but not the child She couldn't leave yet still it hurt her to stay And every year that passed pushed her dreams further away All of them phone calls for help that your daddy ignored And how everything she bought you she could barely afford Her childhood goes and not the same as what she became Don't like to go around her family now because she ashamed Her life remained stagnant with minimal change And your existence is the source of her subliminal blame Didn't see herself that early giving birth to you; then what you do? Made her a grandmother at thirty-two, the nerve of you [Chorus] Mama didn't plan for this Bringing a baby in a world that's so scandalous A lot of times she wasn't sure if she could handle it The lights turned off in the dark with candles lit I think you need to know that Mama didn't plan for this Feeling regretful when she think of every chance she missed A lot of times she wasn't sure if she could handle it The lights turned off in the dark with candles lit I think you need to know that [Verse 3] Mama never envisioned driving across state to visit junior in prison All she ever did was try to make an easy life And all you ever did was fight and run the streets at night The same little fella that she used to blush about will probably bust her in the mouth now, probably cuss her out With tears streaming in the courtroom scenery Begging the judge to show her teenage child leniency She never pictured all the problems from her oldest son He used to hold a bottle, now he holding loaded guns And she done lost her motivation, too stressed to cry So now she can't hardly function daily unless she high She had to pay some heavy costs and take some helluva losses Sleeping on floors and couches at relatives' houses Everything she did was out of love and not a favor She spent her life packing your weight and look how you repaid her Man, you betrayed her [Chorus] Mama didn't plan for this Bringing a baby in a world that's so scandalous A lot of times she wasn't sure if she could handle it The lights turned off in the dark with candles lit I think you need to know that Mama didn't plan for this Feeling regretful when she think of every chance she missed A lot of times she wasn't sure if she could handle it The lights turned off in the dark with candles lit I think you need to know that