Uh, it's real, I owe you   Said I owe you   Yeah      They say the ones you take for granted you miss the most   Woke up every mornin' to grits and toast   School clothes spread at the foot of the bed   Anything I needed was there, you get it prepared      Held it down when my pops and moms ain't   Repay you in a way that stocks and bonds can't   Just think it's that same little boy that used to break rules   Spill Kool-aid on the floor      You was my father and my mother, the mother of my father   Known as my grandmother I refer to you as mama   No one calmer or considerate as you my dear   Love my parents just as much but let's get one thing clear      You raised me by choice and you didn't have to   Showed me where to go when I had to use the bathroom   Nasty that's true classy that's you   I'd give you my last breath if I had to      When I stop, look back think about my life   You gave me your love whether wrong or right   Oh, I owe you, come on, I owe you   When I was down and out and all my friends was gone   You stayed by my side never left me alone   Oh, I owe you, I owe you, I owe you   Yes, I do      Bethany, Sharron hack it kept me wearing jackets   Started triple phat mama kept with the fashions   Everlasting love couldn't ask enough   Went to school, two jobs just to have for us      Plus no child support, you did it on your own   Independent woman you the queen of my throne   Condos to one bedroom we called home   Long as you was there I was never alone      Though we had our ups and downs, it's all up now   Used to wear small frowns tear them all up now, wow   Did you imagine ma that your son   Would grow up to be this handsome huh?      No, I'm playin', I'm sayin' you the reason I exist   And for this mess you deserve pure bliss   Any wish, I'll grant it, any diss, I'll slam it   You my all, understand it's your son Nick Cannon      When I stop, look back think about my life   You gave me your love whether wrong or right   Oh, I owe you, come on, I owe you   When I was down and out and all my friends was gone   You stayed by my side never left me alone   Oh, I owe you, said I owe you, I owe you      Lord, heavenly father, I praise Your soul   Learned to love You for myself when I was eight years old   Before then I didn't about Your grace and mercy   I just knew my pops was preaching while I played in the nursery      Then he taught me that You so loved us all   That you sent Your only son to die on a cross   I once was lost but You keep finding me   I always fall but You keep reminding me      Verse John 1:9 that I'm right you see   And it'll be just fine you took a liking to me   Gotta let 'em all know you can still have fun   Lord in the Range Rove, you ride shotgun      Saved me in that crash, blocked bullets when they blast   That night at the party, though they got the homie   No you got him surely   And as for me, if it wasn't for y'all   I don't know where I would be      When I stop, look back think about my life   You gave me your love whether wrong or right   Oh, I owe you, come on, I owe you   When I was down and out and all my friends was gone   You stayed by my side never left me alone   Oh, I owe you, I owe you      When I stop, look back think about my life   You gave me your love whether wrong or right   Oh, I owe you, come on, said I owe you   When I was down and out and all my friends was gone   You stayed by my side never left me alone   Oh, I owe you, I owe you      When I stop, look back think about my life   You gave me your love whether wrong or right   Oh, I owe you, come on, I owe you   When I was down and out and all my friends was gone   You stayed by my side never left me alone   Oh, I owe you, I owe you