FLAT shasta Lyrics – Ray Vaughn (feat. Ash Leone)
Mama, I used to watch you *** and sell ***
But as of now, I don’t know what to tell folks when they ask me ’bout you
Knowing it’s been a couple months since we done spoke
So I try to break the tension with a joke, huh
Truth is, Mama, you need meds for schizo, but you won’t take it
If you lose all your marbles, you ain’t gon’ have none to play with
A black woman who crying for help, and I’m trying to save her
The last thing you want to be called in this world is crazy
Aw, poor baby, I just praying that your Shasta ain’t flat
‘Cause you say a lot of *** that you could never take back
Is that the reason why my daddy left? Just tell me the truth
My sister Brie act just like you
A whole litter, you pushed seven of us out by the age of twenty-five
I don’t see you when I look you in the eyes
I’m looking for Aisha, I’m looking for the woman that’s inside
Just let me know when she arrives
Mouth full of pills in front of us, could’ve died
The world on your shoulder, how heavy is ***?
If God took you then, I wouldn’t wanna be alive
***, if God took you then, I would be at war with God, yeah
I wish I could save your smile
I wish I could ease your mind like you have done for me
Mama, just stay a while
Don’t even like the tears that fall from my eyes
I’m not crazy at all
I’m not crazy at all
I’m not crazy at all
I’m not crazy at all
Sometimes I wonder if the reason I don’t treat *** right
Is ’cause I never seen you get treated right
If you pass me the cycle, then I’m *** up for life
‘Cause every *** that you get with you fight
Uh, just let me know what happens when all of the hugs run out
Mama, what do I do when all the drugs run out?
Mama, your mind like a drink left in the sun
The bubbles are gone, the damage is done
But I keep pouring my love into your glass
Praying one day this storm gon’ pass
I need you bad, I, I need you bad
To the woman that smoked *** with my brothers right before class
To the woman that I love way more than my *** dad
Can I borrow one of your laughs and can I steal one of your smile?
And can I hold on to your joy? ‘Cause I ain’t felt that since a child
And if it wasn’t for your womb, I wouldn’t be breathing right now
I swear to God, I just need you right now
I wish I could save your smile
I wish I could ease your mind like you have done for me
Mama, just stay a while
Don’t even like the tears that fall from my eyes
I’m not crazy at all
I’m not crazy at all
I’m not crazy at all
I’m not crazy at all
Mama, if you hear me, then I’m still your son
Even when the darkness comes, I won’t run
I pray one day that you find your way back
And that your Shasta never goes flat
I’m sorry for not noticing sooner, you know I’m one of your troopers
Forgave you for everything, you only a *** human
Remember we lived on Hoover? On church grounds, hallelujah
When you beat the *** out me for talking to you like I’m stupid
Used to work two jobs, but you don’t work no more
I know you hurt but I don’t want to see you hurt no more
I feel like dying or just killing myself
Watching you lose your mind and can’t do *** to help
“***, you done drank all my motherfuckin’ Shastas?
Look at you over here, letting you sleep on the couch, and you in this *** drinking all of my ***?
***, if you don’t go take yo’ ass down to the motherfuckin’ Dairy”
