Mama Was a Junkie lyrics

[Verse 1]
Mama was a junkie, sometimes I used to wonder
Whether she'd be better off alive or six feet under
Late nights go by, no sleep
Born into a junkie's world it's so deep
Crack pipes, crack vials, cracked up person
Some days it's bad then other days much worse
I used to never go to sleep, in fear
Tryin' to hide the pain and front like I didn't care
The neighborhood knew just what had happened to me
At night they said the Devil was rapping to me
But on the streets I could feel my mother's heartbeat
And every time she gets frightened
It quickly repeats, the way the junkie lives
And what the junkie gives
Hard times and problems
And stress for their own kids
No sense in rehabilitation
Growin' up in humiliation
The aroma of base makes me choke
I could almost die from the smell of the crack smoke
Different men, going out, and coming in
And in my eyes, I witnessed the first people's sin
And I was only three, they thought I couldn't see
But in my eyes, mama was a junkie
[Hook]
A junkie, tryna live a life
Such a sacrifice, knowin' wrong from right
A junkie, tryna live a life
Such a sacrifice, knowin' wrong from right

[Verse 2]
J-U-N-K-I-E to me
Some closed their eyes and tried not to see
But you can still smell it, seein' is just as well
My mother unconsciously trapped in Hell
Now her life's on the line and stuck to the grind
And time after time, she's on my mind
I'm thinkin', "How could this happen to my mother? Not me bro"
But some n*gga in my hood is slangin' kilos
He's got a spot around the corner from the crib
Lord forgive her for all the things she did
I'm thinkin', "Where was the police when she was buyin' this?"
But I know that police could give a f*ck less
About another basehead on the street
But they'd rather pretend they dont see it
When they walk the beat, a black cop ain't good for sh*t but blackmail
And he knows that my mother's out here smokin' llello
But black cops are blind they can't see
'Cause in my eyes, mama was a junkie
[Hook]
A junkie, tryna live a life
Such a sacrifice, knowin' wrong from right
A junkie, tryna live a life
Such a sacrifice, knowin' wrong from right

[Verse 3]
Mama lived the fast life, pregnant at fourteen
Back in those days it wasn't crack, it was heroin
Shot it in her veins to try to ease the pain
An unplanned pregnancy was made then I came
Straight from the womb to witness my mama's doom
And in my heart, I know the end's comin' soon
Of all this junkie-ism, neighborhood criticism
Her mind was gone, I felt she needed an exorcism
Speedballin', booze and the fast times
Pretty soon my mama lost her whole f*ckin' mind
ADC, welfare recipient, three children
Not enough dividends, few good times
Only bad times and worse
From speedballin', her motherf*ckin' heart burst
I wish I could have said, "I love you" before she left
Now my mind's forever haunted, with my mama's death
I asked myself, "How could this happen to me?"
My mother O.D.'d, 'cause she was a junkie
[Hook]
A junkie, tryna live a life
Such a sacrifice, knowin' wrong from right
A junkie, tryna live a life
Such a sacrifice, knowin' wrong from right
A junkie, tryna live a life
Such a sacrifice, knowin' wrong from right
A junkie, tryna live a life
Such a sacrifice, knowin' wrong from right