Yeah, this one’s for the young mommas Still just kids themselves tryin’ to raise somethin’ in a world that never raised them right
Yeah, she was born a heavy-hearted child Curls tied tight, dirt on her dress but her smile burned bright
Heart made of gold and the world gone cold But gold don’t shine when a story gets told
She never understood why the good ones fall Saw a man laid out on a sidewalk crawl
Only fifteen, supposed to wear a crown Now she’s cryin’ in black while they lower him down
The little girl, don’t you cry tonight They ain’t gone just out of sight
Watchin’ over you through the pale moon sky Even angels weep when the innocent die
She never chose this road she’s on But life don’t ask, it just moves along
Mama don’t know why Mama’s just a little girl
Time don’t wait, it just rolls on by Leaves us standin’ in a broken world
Hold your head up, even when it burns Even when the whole damn world just turns
Against everything you thought you knew Mama’s just a little girl tryin’ to make it through
Sixteen, yeah she looked like a queen But the crown got lost somewhere in between
Bad love, wrong touch, trust misplaced Now she’s starin’ at life growin’ in a waste
No money, no home, just fear in her chest Tryin’ to fake strong while she feelin’ less
Nine long months of side lookin’ prayers Talkin’ to God like you still there
Then the cry cuts through that hospital night A baby boy under flickerin’ light
Born into a world already stacked With a past he didn’t choose but he still got mad
No time for childhood, no time to breathe Raised by the streets before he could read
Mama don’t know why Mama’s just a little girl
Tryin’ to hold on to a fragile life In a hard unforgiving world
Hold your head up, don’t let it break Even when it’s more than you can take
Every scar got a story to tell Mama’s just a little girl livin’ through
Now the house got quiet, too quiet inside Peppermint burn and a hollow out stare
Turned her pain into somethin’ she sips While the world keeps knockin’ but nobody’s there
Three young boys tryin’ to find a way Learnin’ more from the streets than what she could say
Sirens sing like a lullaby tune Another lost soul to a blood red moon
He grew fast, yeah, too damn fast Learned real quick how long peace don’t last
Eyes went cold, heart turned still Tryin’ to survive what no kid should feel
How you supposed to raise kings When you still fightin’ your own war
How you give love when nobody showed you what it’s for
Gunshots crack from down the block Echo through bones like a ticking clock
She’s runnin’ barefoot, tears in her eyes Clutching her boy as the whole world dies
Blood in the dirt where her hope once stood Another young life gone misunderstood
She screams to leave her
Mama don’t know why Mama’s just a little girl
Time don’t wait, it just rolls on by Leaves her standin’ in a broken world
Hold your head up, even when it burns Even when the whole damn world just turns
Against everything you thought you knew
Mama’s just a little girl tryin’ to make through hell
Hell
