Young mothers (that's right) I feel ya (hey) I know how it is Mama's just a little girl Don't nobody understand I feel ya She was born a heavy set girl with pigtails and curls A heart full of gold, still it won't change the world Though she could never understand why Some underhanded plans witnessed a man die Was only fifteen, should have been a beauty queen, still See her crying by the caskets when her parents got killed Little girl don't cry, 'cause even though they died You can best believe they're watching over thee from the sky Never asked for this misery, but look at what you're getting Is a blessing in disguise when you find out you're pregnant No money, no home, and even though you're all alone You gots to do this on your own, so baby go I wish you luck and if you need me, call Just come to me and let me feed you all I can understand the way it feels when you're fighting the world Facing all this drama when mama's just a little girl Mama don't know why Mama's just a little girl Living if she is or not oh Time ain't on her side 'Cause mama's just a little girl (mama is just a little girl) She gotta hold her head up high oh At sixteen, what a beautiful thing The very essence of a jet-black ebony queen And who could tell she'd get pregnant at an early age? (what?) She didn't listen, had sex, watch her belly raise (hey) Got violated by someone she dated, if this is fate I'd hate to see the seeds she created, and so we waited Though it takes time to build a body and a mind She reclines nine months then finally it's time What do we find? Little growing boy of mine With a tortured soul, addicted to a life of crime Had no time for the growing stage He learned his values on the streets at an early age Watch for police, don't come home (why?) 'cause mama's acting crazy at the hospital About to have another baby, like a rose from the concrete Growing within, blessed with twins How the hell can mama raise three men? So we began, closest family, such insanity A happy home from one act of inhumanity Plus mama said they seed was corrupt, it used to rub Her belly, begging to let us breathe if she loved us Now, mama, since quiet, sipping peppermint Schnapps Turned the house into a spot and made her watch for cops hey How could mama bring a thug like me into the world? She ain't the cause of all this drama 'Cause mama's just a little girl Mama don't know why Mama's just a little girl Living if she is or not, oh Time ain't on her side 'Cause mama's just a little girl (mama is just a little girl) She gotta hold her head up high, oh Now, will she remain in the same spot? The gunshots rang, they came from the 'caine spot Now, look here, I see her clutching her son in her arms, she's hurt Her heart bleeds, now she watched her seed die in the dirt Fulfil prophecies, but who could stop the grief I walk around trying to hold the world up on top of me Probably be an innocent man, still I'm the victim of a curse What could be worse? Nothing but pain since my birth Only functions at the pen, 'cause everybody's in Paying back society, I'm guilty of a life of sin I watch the drama occur, my eyes blur before I jetted I wonder why we all have to die before we get it Though we shed tears, so many peers I've done buried Worried and scared, knowing I'm going to see the cemetery Must be prepared in this cold world no one cares Knowing it ain't fair, but we all bear and do our share In this land of the underhanded schemes and plans Vivid dreams of a nigga having G's in hand Mama told me not to be a punk Fuck what you talking about, coward, what you niggaz want? (hey) There ain't a thing I wouldn't do for my mama in this world 'Cause you know I ain't mad at cha, you're just a little girl See mama is just a little girl (Mama is just a little girl) Mama don't know why Mama's just a little girl Living if she is or not, oh Time ain't on her side They ask us why we mutilate each other like we do They wonder why we hold such little worth for human life (Facing all this drama) To ask us why we turn from bad to worse is to ignore from which we came (mama is just a little girl) You see, you wouldn't ask why the rose that grew from the concrete had damaged petals On the contrary, we would all celebrate its tenacity We would all love its will to reach the sun Well, we are the roses (we are the roses) This is the concrete (this is the concrete) And these are my damaged petals (and these are my damaged petals) Don't ask me why (Don't ask why) Thank God, nigga (Thank God) Ask me how (ask me how) You see, mama's just a little girl hey (mama) Mama