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Queen of the block #motherboard #spokenword
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queen of the block in a two-bedroom flat
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where the roaches would roam mama turned
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that cold spot into a warm home six
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miles to feed no man by her side she
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moved through the storm with unshaken
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pride pops on the stove and gossip in
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the air spreading my sister's hair with
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fingers that are worn with care she
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laughed through the struggle cried in
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the dark but still lit up the world like
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a flame in the park no silver no gold
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just heart and hustle teaching soft love
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lessons in a world full of muscle she
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told me I'm a king even when I was broke
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she kissed my wounds turn my silence
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into hope mama you ain't soft but your
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hug is peace your voice is the wind that
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made my chaos cease from those EBT lines
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and those report card days she clap like
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I won all love no
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praise she's the reason I can stand here
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now with my chest out and no shame why I
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never let the ghetto swallow my name no
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cape no crown she still reigns above a
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goddess in those house shoes but she's
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royalty and love so here's to the queens
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with no throne but grace
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raising all these warriors with a smile
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on your face the day we give thanks no
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card could cover the power the joy of a
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ghettoborn mother