Title: “Mama, Forgive Me”
(Dedicated to my mother who passed in 2015 and my birth mother who passed in 2026.)
Verse 1
Mama, 2015 still feels like yesterday,
The day you left this world and went so far away.
I was not ready for the pain that came with time,
Now your memories are the treasures in my mind.
You loved me when I had nothing left to give,
You taught me how to fight and taught me how to live.
Your prayers were my shield whenever I was weak,
You always knew the answers before I could even speak.
I thought there would be more years to make you proud,
More chances to stand before you in the crowd.
But life kept moving fast and I lost what mattered most,
Now I’m singing to your memory instead of seeing you close.
Chorus
Mama forgive me for the stress I brought your way,
I was stubborn, chasing life, thinking I’d have another day.
I wanted to buy you a house and make your worries disappear,
Now all I have are memories and a heart full of tears.
Mama forgive me if I ever caused you pain,
I’d give anything to hear your voice again.
Your love still guides me though you’re gone from sight,
And your prayers still protect me every night.
Verse 2
Then in 2026 another piece of me was gone,
The woman whose womb I came from journeyed on.
The one who carried me for months beneath her heart,
The one whose love for me was there right from the start.
She called me her fine boy though I was hard to tame,
Always making mistakes but she loved me just the same.
She wanted peace of mind but I brought stress instead,
Now those thoughts keep repeating inside my head.
I promised I would build her a beautiful home someday,
A place she could rest and smile her worries away.
But tomorrow came too late and time slipped through my hands,
Now that dream remains unfinished like writing in the sand.
Chorus
Mama forgive me for the stress I brought your way,
I was stubborn, chasing life, thinking I’d have another day.
I wanted to buy you a house and make your worries disappear,
Now all I have are memories and a heart full of tears.
Mama forgive me if I ever caused you pain,
I’d give anything to hear your voice again.
Your love still guides me though you’re gone from sight,
And your prayers still protect me every night.
Bridge
If heaven has a window, I hope you’re looking down,
Seeing every battle and every victory I’ve found.
I know I cannot change the things already done,
But I’ll spend my life becoming a better son.
The house I couldn’t build, the gifts I couldn’t give,
Have become reminders to love while people live.
Because flowers mean much more while loved ones are around,
Than when they’re placed in silence upon the burial ground.
Final Chorus
Mama forgive me, your stubborn fine boy cries,
Wishing he had listened more and seen through wiser eyes.
I couldn’t buy the house I dreamed of giving you,
But I’ll honor both your names in everything I do.
To the mother I lost in 2015,
And the mother whose womb brought me into this life in 2026,
Your love remains my strength, your memories my guide,
And until we meet again, you’ll forever live inside.
Outro
Though you’re both gone, your love remains.
Though you’re both gone, I still hear your names.
And every step I take from now until the end,
Will be for the two mothers I will love forever. ❤️🕊️🙏🏾