Mama Told Me Lyrics - Afraid Of Heights - Omen

[Omen - Verse 1] 

Tryna follow my intuition as Im on this million dollar mission 

Mama told me I was special, thank God I listened 

My environment never let me be a pretender 

Similar interest with them dope boys but I was different 

The hoop dreaming only child ? hyde park ? 

Pimp slayers, gang wars, living in a lonely town 

Who can I relate to? 

Feeling like the Golden child, Chi city culture 

Full of Pain, full of soul sinkers 

Dead bodies in our rivers but their souls link up 

A young black man living with unrealistic dreams 

But luckily Ive seen some unrealist things 

A child from the city took the good route 

Always fit in and always stood out, complex 

Layered, rather show you than say it 

Though I know my greatness is always understated 

Mama working 12 hours days on her feet 

Coming home cooking dinner, made her son wanna weep 

My step father working while Im zoning the beast 

Meanwhile my biological was roaming the streets 

Tryna be an entertainer, but my heart held love no anger 

He yelled, yeah, tryna be a singer 

I guess this just the life I was made for 

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[Hook] 

Mama told me I was special 

Mama told me I was special 

Mama told me I was special 

Gotta love her for that (yeah) 

Mama told me I was special 

Mama told me I was special 

Mama told me I was special 

Gotta love her for that (yeah) 

[J. Cole - Verse 2] 

Yeah, truly yours, J. Cole 

My mama coulda been a movie star 

Ya know like Judy Garland 

I went to St Johns I coulda went to Julia 

Cause my beautiful mom mixed with my musical bond 

Deep as a funeral line, dawg, I get it from my mama 

I used to be embarrassed getting picked up in that Honda 

Thought my niggas might play me if they found out that my mama was a white lady 

So like gravy had to cover that 

Plus my older brother black but he look white 

In an all black school, picture what that look like 

No wonder he was under-acheiving not believin in himself 

Coming home just be keeping to himself 

Looking back through the silence, he was screaming out for help 

Maybe this verse can find the words to get the demons out himself 

So yeah, Im exercising 

Right now my record climbing, Im sort of a stair master 

Niggas got there faster, I took the long route, I never been a scared rapper 

Boy this aint fear factor, they tell me can you hear the ? 

SPilling out these ? made the world clear a path 

Bet Ill be on top from now till ? 

Im special, mama told me I was special 

mama told me I was special 

Know I love her for that 

Photos 

Thats right Im special 

Mama told me I was special 

Mama told me I was special 

Know I love her for that 

Know I love her for that 

[Omen - Verse 3] 

Tell me, whats the marketing plan for realness 

Whats the demographic target audience for brilliance 

Whats the first week numbers for my inspiration 

Who can A&R this passion and this dedication 

Name: Omen. This aint a verse, this a revelation 

We need some more Sanaa Lathans in our population 

Im meetin women I would never date 

The kind that say they want a marriage but they really want a wedding day 

Im seeing groupies tryna act like they dont notice me 

But the writings on the wall call it hoe-itry 

My calls but thats not what my focus be 

Musics forever my lady unlike Jodeci 

See when a leaders speaking you should simply follow suit 

I stay in the zone like its ?, let me show you how to shoot 

You know aim for the gold, these are just the chronicles 

There calling me the honorable, though I am not no muslim 

Im feeling bro like ?, tricky like a good sin 

Im somethin youve mistooken, mistake them for fakeness 

Haters dont know what you facing 

Oh goodness, oh gracious 

They looking at greatness 

I was special, mama told me I was special 

mama told me I was special 

Gotta love her for that (yeah) 

mama told me I was special 

mama told me I was special 

mama told me I was special 

Gotta love her for that (yeah) 

Gotta love her for that (yeah) 

Gotta love her for that (yeah) 

Gotta love her for that 

Gotta love her for that (yeah) 

Gotta love her for that (yeah) 

Mama told me I was special