[Intro: Kelly Price] 
Whoa 
Oh mama, oh mama 
You're the reason why I'm here today 
Holdin' my head high 
Wasn't easy gettin' me here, today 
I owe you my life 
Been through every step along the way 
Makin' sure that things will be alright 
So mama, please don't leave, don't leave, don't leave tonight 
Mama, please don't leave, don't leave, don't leave tonight 
Mama, please don't leave, don't leave, don't leave tonight 
Please don't leave tonight

[Verse 1: Trina] 
Dear mama, I know I gave you a lot of drama 
Got you pissed off 'bout a lot of this is that dilemma 
You remember in December, cold winter 
Yeah, the month of my delivery 
You vowed to take care of me 
G-g-gave birth to your baby girl 
You always warned me 'bout these streets and this crazy world 
Taught me how to survive and keep my head up 
Taught me how to be a lady, stack my bread up 
Yeah, no daddy in the picture 
Thinking 'bout you mama 
Got me running to the liquor 
Mama where you goin'? 
I'm gon' have to beg to differ 
I'd rather go first, so I wanna go with you 'cause I can't do this without you

[Chorus: Kelly Price] 
So mama please (You're the reason why I'm here, today) 
Holdin' my head high 
Wasn't easy gettin' me here, today 
I owe you my life 
Been through every step along the way 
Makin' sure that things will be alright 
So mama, please don't leave, don't leave, don't leave tonight 
Mama, please don't leave, don't leave, don't leave tonight 
Mama, please don't leave, don't leave, don't leave tonight 
Please don't leave tonight

[Verse 2: Trina]
Call yo' mother
And tell her that you love her
'Cause when she gone, cold world
You'll never have another (Uh)
Truth is, that's when life begins
I bet yo' moms is ya only true best friend
She gon' always have your back
She gon' always hold you down
Tell me, who gon' take her place when nobody else around? (Uh)
Mama, you're irreplacable
So I'm gon' always put you first on the pedestal
Yes, sometimes I spazz out but you know I didn't mean it
We agree to disagree, conversation gettin' heated
At the end of the day, you know I really didn't mean
'Cause life without you, I'm defeated

[Bridge: Kelly Price]
It's a cold world, and life just ain't the same without you
I really need you, mama, really need you, mama
It's a cold world, life just ain't the same without you
Mama, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Chorus: Kelly Price]
You're the reason why I'm here, today
Holdin' my head high
Wasn't easy gettin' me here, today
I owe you my life
Been through every step along the way
Makin' sure that things will be alright
So mama, please don't leave, don't leave, don't leave tonight
Mama, please don't leave, don't leave, don't leave tonight
Mama, please don't leave, don't leave, don't leave tonight
Please don't leave tonight