Mama Papa - Joan Armatrading

I was born on an Island\nSt. Kitts\nIn a little biddy town\nHad a mama and a papa\nFour brothers and a sister\nMama papa told us\nPlay hard\nFight fair\nLive life\nAnd love the Lord\nI said love the Lord\nSaid love the Lord\nTheir choice was\nThe United Kingdom\nLiving in Birmingham\nWhen they wanted to spread their wings\nAnd fly away\nSeven people in one room\nNo heat\nOne wage\nAnd bills to pay\nI said bills to pay\nGotta pay those bills\nNow when you’re walking on heaven’s floor\nTalking in the ear of God\nWhat you gonna say to the man\nWhen he asks you what you’ve done\nCan you say you did your very best\nWith what you had\nLike my mama and my papa\nI know two people who served up love\nAnd a whole lot more\nThey made us hold our sides with laughter all night long\nOh they made us laugh\nUntil we cried\nTill we begged them stop\nOr we’ll split our sides\nNow when you’re walking on heaven’s floor\nTalking in the ear of God\nWhat you gonna say to the man\nWhen he asks you what you’ve done\nCan you say you did your very best\nWith what you had\nLike my mama and my papa