Tinā

Twenty year anniversary since my daddy been gone Damn daddy why you had to leave me lone My brother and my sister too I was never trippin kept my head up like real niggas do Mama I still cant believe he left the weight on you Thats why I made this song because im thankin you For puttin up wit us when we was yankin you Momma you the definition of what patience do Yeah Tinā e te malosi When I was down you'd do anything for me Stay humble stay hungry what you told me Ulavale but you still tried to console me Tinā e le galo ou tala Faafetai mo mea uma lava I just wanna keep a smile on your face Be by your side til my dying days Ou te alofa ia te oe Tinā Ou te alofa ia te oe Tinā yeah yeah Ou te alofa ia te oe Tinā Ou te alofa ia te oe Tinā Momma I still remember stayin at that hotel You tried to play it bool but I could tell I seen your tears fallin your pain I felt I swear on everything that day made a man of me Took a lot of prayin to conquer would-be insanity Showed me all I really got is my family And I knew if I was to make it, it wouldn't be for me Every thanksgiving we had something to eat Every Christmas morning we had gifts under tree Wasn't always much but it meant the world to me You did what you had to do so we could live comfortably Tinā sa e galue i lou olaga atoa Despite the bad times you still did it all for us We didn't always notice cause you wouldn't always show us But E te le'i fulitua i lau fanau I know you hate it when we dont come around I know you hate it when we knock eachother down But we try our best to love eachother now yeah yeah Ou te alofa ia te oe Tinā Ou te alofa ia te oe Tinā yeah yeah Ou te alofa ia te oe Tinā Ou te alofa ia te oe Tinā Ou te alofa ia te oe Tinā Ou te alofa ia te oe Tinā yeah yeah Ou te alofa ia te oe Tinā Ou te alofa ia te oe Tinā