Dear Mama,
I came to you and wrote you this letter
So I can show you all my love
and help you understand better
That I appreciate the way
you raised me,
knowledge that you gave me
Even though it was a little crazy,
you always forgave me
Unconditional love is what
you give to your son
And no matter what,
forgiving me for the things that I've done
I know you're proud
of all the problems I've overcome
Like breaking them laws
and catching them cases,
staying out on the run
And mama proud of all the things
that you've overcome
Like coming to an evil country,
raising a girl and three sons
Bringing us up from practically nothing,
working hard and hustling
Always workin' day and night,
just so we'd have a little somethin'
No sisters, no brothers, no uncles,
no tias, no cousins
Just you and your four kids
in California strugglin'
And my father, he didn't bother,
he wasn't proper
Treatin' a beautiful lady like you
and my brothers and sisters awful
So he gets no respect, mama,
that goes straight to you
I wanna put a smile on your face
with everything I do
And mama, this is true,
without you, don't know what I'd do
I love you, mama,
this letter's called my letter to my mama
I'm sorry that I caused
you so much drama
All that heartache, tears, and pain
Times have changed now
Cause I'ma be the best that I can
Look at your son now, he's a man
Tryna put a smile on your face
Any way that I can
Dear mama, we've been through
so much together
Raising four kids with no dad
Mom, I love you forever
You've always kept us
well -protected
Always kept us together
I wanna show appreciation
So I wrote you this letter
I remember when my stepdad
left us out in the cold
With no blankets, with no furniture
With no food on the stove
Times were hard,
but still you did the be st that you could
And at the same time
I started messing up
and not doing good
We had to eat, you had to work,
had to provide for the house
And at the same exact time
is when I start hanging out
Rolling around kicking up dust,
robbing with the older fellas
It wasn't very long until
I turned into a felon
And what's next, a warden of the state
in cuffs and chains
Visiting my mama
through a glass window with shame
Cause I could see the pain
running deep in your eyes
And in my cell at night
I used to lay down and cry
Thinking to myself,
was I cursed from my birth?
Having visions of me laying down
in the back of a hearse
And what's worse than
seeing your own mama cry
Is knowing you're the reason why,
cause she don't wanna see my lie
To my mama,
I'm sorry that I caused
you so much drama
All that heartache, tears and pain,
times have changed
Now cause I'ma be the best that I can
Look at your son, now he's a man
Trying to put a smile on your face
any way that I can
Dear mama,
we've been through so much together
Raising four kids with no dad, mom
I love you forever
You've always kept us well protected,
always kept us together
I wanna show appreciation
so I wrote you this letter
Sorry mama for the things
that I put you through
No matter what happens in life
I'll always love my mama
Mama
Sorry mama for the things
that I put you through
No matter what happens in life
I'll always love my mama
I'm sorry that I caused
you so much drama
All that heartache, tears, and pain,
ties have changed now
Cause I'ma be the best that I can
Look at your son now, he's a man
Tryna put a smile on your face
any way that I can
Dear mama, we've been through
so much to gether
Raising four kids with no dad,
mama love you forever
You've always kept us
well -protected,
always kept us together
I wanna show appreciation,
Mr. Criminal 
