Mama, thank you for who I am   Thank you for all the things I'm not   Forgive me for the words unsaid   And for the times I forgot      Mama, remember all my life   You showed me love, you sacrificed   Think of those young and early days   How I've changed along the way   Along the way      And I know you believed   And I know you had dreams   And I'm sorry it took all this time to see   That I am where I am because of your truth   And I miss you, I miss you      Mama, forgive the times you cried   Forgive me for not making right   All of the storms I may have caused   And I've been wrong, dry your eyes   Dry your eyes      'Cause I know you believed   And I know you had dreams   And I'm sorry it took all this time to see   That I am where I am because of your truth   And I miss you, I miss you, oh   [Incomprehensible]      Mama, I hope this makes you smile   I hope you're happy with my life   At peace with every choice I've made   How I've changed along the way   Along the way      'Cause I know you believed   In all of my dreams   And I owe it all to you, mama