2005-05-03 - 11:45 a.m.
ain't no grammas where i live
just motherless kids
since i was a kid
raised by a kid
cause my mother was too busy for the gig
i have other kids who have kids
help me raise my kids
until those kids
are no longer kids
then my kids
will keep their kids
and it'll start all over again
cause aint no grammas where i live
my mommas 40
i'm 22
and my daughter just made 8
i wanna break the cycle
but i'm scared it's already too late
cause she's had a boyfriend
since she was 6
and i know they've already kissed
and i can't really say nothing
cause she's seen me with more men
than i can list
i do want more for her
but i don't know how to break the routine
i'm just mad
the doctor won't let me put her on birth control
until she turns 13
i want her to have more than that
but all i got
is all i got to give
cause aint no grammas where i live
i wanna be a revolutionary
i wanna be a feminist
i wanna be a philosipher
and a political theorist
but i spend all my time just trying to escape death
so my children only get what i have left
by 5 they knew how to wake up
and make breakfast for themselves
so they learned how to reach for love
on the back of anybody's shelves
and i know their pain
cause they got it honest
it's my inheiritance i passed on to them
i wish i could offer them diamonds
but bad advice is all i have to give
and there's no one to tell them any different
cause
aint no grammas where i live
aint no elders where i live
aint no wisdom where i live
aint no one to give us guidance
no one to show us the way
my momma's getting her groove back
while our lives are slipping away
but there is no one i could blame
cause the decision is mine to make
i reap the benifits of a job well done
so
i must also learn from my mistakes
my momma's 40
i'm 22
and my daughter just made 8
i want to break the cycle
but i'm scared i'm just too late
i wanna tell my little girl that she's a queen
that she can live out any dream
that she is the future of this world
and with god
she can accomplish all things
but then my video comes on
or the dj plays my favorite song
and the rolling stone
keeps rolling on
till somone steps in with something more to give
and that's a day i wait for in vain
cause
aint no grammas where i live
