[male
vocals] (
Mmm,
yeah)
Looking
back
at
the
days
when
I
was
just
a
boy
Mama
Esther,
your
wisdom
was
my
compass
Life
moves
fast,
but
your
love
was
my
anchor
Yeah,
for
you,
Mama.
Back
in
fifth
grade,
you
started
my
training
Sweeping
the
floors,
learning
how
to
manage
the
saving
Through
the
nights
and
the
days,
you
were
teaching
the
ways
A
teacher
at
heart,
through
the
hardest
of
plays
You’
d
leave
for
the
market
by
six,
coming
back
tired
But
you
kept
that
fire,
yeah,
that
love
was
inspired
You
gave
me
the
coins
just
to
handle
my
lunch
Kapenta
and
maize,
you
taught
me
to
love
much.
Oh,
Mama
Esther,
you’
re
the
heart
of
my
soul
Watching
me
grow,
yeah,
you
made
me
feel
whole
Life
moves
so
fast,
like
the
wind
in
the
trees
But
your
love
is
the
stillness
that
brings
me
to
ease
Mama
Esther,
my
queen,
yeah,
you’
re
worth
all
the
gold
A
story
of
strength
that
will
never
grow
old.
I
remember
the
lessons,
the
sweat
and
the
grind
Leaving
all
of
the
doubt
and
the
struggle
behind
You
showed
me
that
good
things
don't
come
to
the
lazy
Keep
working,
keep
pushing,
even
when
life
gets
crazy
I
look
in
the
mirror,
I
see
you
in
my
eyes
The
way
that
I’
m
walking,
the
way
that
I
rise
From
the
kitchen
to
school,
you
were
carving
my
path
Turning
all
of
the
tears
into
joy,
doing
the
math.
Oh,
Mama
Esther,
you’
re
the
heart
of
my
soul
Watching
me
grow,
yeah,
you
made
me
feel
whole
Life
moves
so
fast,
like
the
wind
in
the
trees
But
your
love
is
the
stillness
that
brings
me
to
ease
Mama
Esther,
my
queen,
yeah,
you’
re
worth
all
the
gold
A
story
of
strength
that
will
never
grow
old.
And
now
that
I’
m
grown,
I
see
it
so
clear
Everything
that
I
have,
it
all
started
right
here
With
your
hands
in
the
soil,
with
your
heart
in
the
prayer
I’
m
the
man
that
I
am
'cause
I
know
that
you
care (
I
need
you,
baby—
oh
wait,
I
need
you,
Mama)
Yeah,
you’
re
the
reason
I
stand. (
I
need
you,
baby—
oh
wait,
I
need
you,
Mama)
Yeah,
you’
re
the
reason
I
stand.
So
let
the
world
spin,
let
the
seasons
just
change
Nothing
you
taught
me
is
ever
in
range
Of
being
forgotten,
it’
s
etched
in
my
skin
Everywhere
that
I
go,
that’
s
where
you
have
been
Mama
Esther,
my
blessing,
my
light
in
the
dark
You’
re
the
fire,
the
spirit,
the
infinite
spark.
Life
moves
so
fast,
like
the
wind
in
the
trees
But
your
love
is
the
stillness
that
brings
me
to
ease
Mama
Esther,
my
queen,
yeah,
you’
re
worth
all
the
gold
A
story
of
strength
that
will
never
grow
old.
Yeah,
Mama
Esther
For
all
that
you’
ve
done
You’
re
my
everything (
Come
here,
Mama)
Life
moves
fast,
but
you’
re
forever
Yeah,
forever.