Insane Clown Posse, The Rude Boy (ICP affiliate) - The Mom Song lyrics

This is for mom miss Linda Harwood
Miss Cathy Hill this is for you

I respect my mother with every step I take
She was there for my first step
In the first place
Everybody wants out on their own
Now that I'm grown i wanna be back home
In a world full of vipers
Only my mother's love was righteous
I feel I've been to hell and back three times
I could never sum it up with these rhymes
Looking for a story to share
With somebody, but they never seem to care
While I'm looking for this person everywhere
I'm slippin', cause my mom is right here
Life moves along so fast
When I see real love at last it's past
That ain't gonna happen to me
I can hear my conscience rapping to me
It's like "Hey
You've only got one real friend
From the cradle, to the grave
And back again" with unconditional love
That's my mother I'm speakin' of
That's just the way it is
(That's just the way it is)
My love will never change
(My love will never change)
That's just the way it is
(That's just the way it is, Mamma)

And I know it's true even in my darkest time
In my darkest hour when my heart is blind
And I'm giving nobody respect
My mother's there to put my ass in check
'Cause she don't play that
Mister famous trash
She was putting them diapers on my ass
She's seen every side of me
It don't matter how thuggish I'd try to be
NAW every week in the back yard
Now I'm in the big time, trying to act hard
What mattered when I looked the years back
Was mamma, bringing the chairs back
Supportin' every dream I got
You best believe, man, I dreamed a lot
Me and Rude Boy, I'm trying to tell ya
Not a day goes by in life, we don't feel ya
We ain't taking nothing for granted
Mom's lasagna is so good I can't stand it!
Mrs hill always greets me with a hug
Now I see where Rudy got all his love
That's just the way it is
(That's just the way it is)
My love will never change
(My love will never change)
That's just the way it is
(That's just the way it is, Mamma)
That's just the way it is
(That's just the way it is)
My love will never change
(My love will never change)
That's just the way it is
(That's just the way it is, Mamma)

Everybody around me, they use me
And go for self
They want cash, equity, bank and wealth
Mom puts that on the shelf
All she cares about is my health
It all seems too good to be
As I'm battling life, mamma's backin' me
And she only really wants one thing of mine
Just a little time
Mother, in this world of scars
Money and snakes and label wars
Whatever else life puts me through
It's all number two when it comes to you
And your love is all I treasure
My real father just didn't measure
He was gone, without a thing to say!
I know he would have
Failed in comparison anyway
You gave me three times the love
Enough for you, him, and the God above
Rude Boy, his daddy was strong
Stayed holding on when the ease was gone
Now a days, everything's all right
Millionaire rocking these microphones
All night makin' all of our dreams come true
And we're full of love, mamma, thanks to you!
I'm still sorry about the china cabinet
Wish I could bring it all back now, dammit!
Linda, Ron, Cathy and Raul
We want you to know that we love you
That's just the way it is
(That's just the way it is)
My love will never change
(My love will never change)
That's just the way it is
(That's just the way it is, Mamma)
That's just the way it is
(That's just the way it is)
My love will never change
(My love will never change)
That's just the way it is
(That's just the way it is, Mamma)