Mama…
Mama…
I see you.

You woke up long before the sun
Just to make sure that my race was won
You say you’re fine, even when you’re not
You give me everything you got
You walk me through life, step by step
When the road was rough, you never left
You never made it about yourself
You just did what a mother does…

I didn’t know it then (No, I didn’t)
But I know it now (Yes, I know it)
All the sweat and the tears you shed
Just to keep a roof over my head
Mama, I know it now.

Mama, you carry load pass wetin you show
(You carried more than you showed)
You hold am together, you let the love flow
(You held it together)
You gave your best, even when it hurt
You put me first, you put yourself last
Mama, if I’m standing tall today
Na because you no run away
I hope you hear me when I say:
I see you… mama.

Mama, I see you (I see you!)
Everything you do (I see you!)
I don’t say it enough
But Mama, I see you (I see you!)
Mama, I see you (I see you!)
Everything you do (I see you!)
I don’t say it enough
But Mama, I see you.

Working double shifts, coming back late
Still asking “My pikin, you don eat?”
When the money low, you make me feel rich
Standing in the gap, you stand in the breach
When I mess up, you cover my shame
You tell the world “Don’t touch the name”
You believe in me when the world de doubt
That’s what love is all about!

You never ask for praise
You never ask for thanks
But I’m grown now, Mama
And I understand…
Some nights you cried, you cried quietly
So I could sleep, sleep peacefully…
That’s love.
That is love, that is love…)

Mama, you carry load pass wetin you show
And you did it without complaining
You made a way out of no way
Just so I could keep going!
Everything I am today
Has your name written on it
I might not say it every day
But I see you… mama.
Mama, I see you (I see you)
I appreciate you (I see you)
My number one, my Queen
I love you.
Mama…