(Chorus)(He's strong!)Mama Mama Mama Mama I couldn't say "No"(So strong!)Got sick and tired of seein' brothers being treated ill(He's strong!)They say to chill, they say my homey's not available(Stay strong!)I hear Mama they got him working on tha Payroll(She's strong!)Mama Mama Mama Mama I couldn't say "No"(So strong!)Got sick and tired of seein' sistas being treated ill(She's strong!)They say to chill, they say my homegirl's not available(Stay strong!)I hear Mama they got her working on tha PayrollAt 21 the brother "Smooth" he got a record dealbeen working hard been writin' songs about the things he feelshe says it's real, 'cause I got bills, but I got skillsmy deck is stacked, if I could only get my shit on waxwhen it was ripe he took his tape up to the rec execsthey smoked cigars and rolled their eye's at him behind their specsyour shit is phat but I don't hear it in the format Jackwhat's all this black crap check page twenty one of your contract(Chorus)A friend of mine Rober ta she got a job at the post officeshe was college edjamacated but got fired up at the law officeI'm all alone two kids at home, I need a job just any jobso I can get back on my feet like Tina "T"(urner)the boss came up to her said, "why don't you come home with me"I'd like to see you take off your clothes for meshe said "No way man!"he said "You don't understand""You lose your life, you lose your job if you don't do this shift!"(Chorus)I met a black man who became a police officerofficer, officer, officer, officer, officer, overseerhe tried to tell me it was the only job availableeither rob or join the mob 'cause I'm not salableone night he went out on an undercover sting-ingbought some smack tried to break the heroin ring-ringTwo cops white cops saw juggling goin' downthey spilled his brain like homey the fuckin' clown(He's gone!)Mama Mama Mama Mama I couldn't say nogot sick and tired of seein' people bein' treated illpicked up my nines, walked up from behindtapped two of them on th e neck so I could meet their eyes directPom! Pom!I didn't do it for tha payroll(Chorus)
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