MA by Blake Whiteley

Hit Different by Blake Whiteley

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MA
by Blake Whiteley

Album: Hit Different

Verse 1
Yeah, it's true, I got issues
Mom, I wanna call you up, tell you I miss you
Life has been better than all we went through
There's blood in the water, but I could never diss you
I hated all those nights you were fighting, he'd hit you
I was just a baby, but I would get hit, too
I wonder what would happen if that bullet went through
Would I be living today to tell my story? Well, who knew
You were a single mom doing all you knew
Me and sis were little, we ain't have no clue
You're just a product of how your mother raised you
So I'm giving you grace, and no, I don't hate you
Even though the pain inside my heart ate through
When you left us on the porch, tell me, did it phase you?
You took Dad to court, God told him to make room
When you left that day, a part of me left, too
Yeah, now let's ride with it
Ayy

Chorus
I just gotta get it off my chest (Off my chest)
I know that you're tryna do your best, Mom
Had to get it off my chest (Off my chest)
I know that you're tryna do your best, Mom
I'm in a whole different place now
I'm in a different headspace, wow
I'm in a whole different place now
In a different headspace, wow

Verse 2
Yeah
Blake, when you gonna put your pain into a record?
Tryna put it in the past 'fore I end up on a stretcher
A mother's nature is deadly, and she'll kill you if you let her
Guess I'll pay for it with pain just to pay off all your debtors, Mom
Took me four years to say this
Following your feelings, really, that could be dangerous
Remember every word when you said I would make it
Sometimes I bring it up because I love when you say it
Mother's word is crucial, and it's something that I needed
You had an addiction at the time and couldn't beat it
Eatin' the Devil's medicine is triggerin' your weakness
We knew you were strugglin' there, not all your secrets
I used to wake up every single day feeling cheated
It's tearing us apart, but I know you couldn't see it
A lot is in the dark, and some things are in between us
I'm willing to hit restart, Momma, 'cause I know you need us

Chorus
I just gotta get it off my chest
I know that you're tryna do your best, Mom
Had to get it off my chest
I know that you're tryna do your best, Mom
I'm in a whole different place now
I'm in a different headspace, wow
I'm in a whole different place now
In a different headspace, wow
I just gotta get it off my chest
I know that you're tryna do your best, Mom
Had to get it off my chest
I know that you're tryna do your best, Mom
I'm in a whole different place now
I'm in a different headspace, wow
I'm in a whole different place now
In a different headspace, wow