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Shemekia Copeland - Tough Mother (Lyric Video)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Shemekia Copeland
Shemekia Copeland
Vocals
Will Kimbrough
Will Kimbrough
Guitar
Luther Dickinson
Luther Dickinson
Guitar
Lex Price
Lex Price
Bass
Pete Abbott
Pete Abbott
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Hahn
John Hahn
Composer
Will Kimbrough
Will Kimbrough
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Will Kimbrough
Will Kimbrough
Producer
Dylan Alldredge
Dylan Alldredge
Mixing Engineer
Benj Johnson
Benj Johnson
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

One twenty-six and St. Nick
Better be smart, better be quick
Ain’t no mercy on mean streets
Just angry eyes, long rap sheets
Danger on the corner, razors and knives
You learn young to stay alive
 
I’m a tough mother
Real tough mother
I’m a tough mother
Don’t you mess with me
Don’t you mess with me
Don’t you mess with me
 
Lost my daddy, just a little girl
Almost destroyed my whole world
Stepped right into his big shoes
Now I lost my mama too
She passed away way too young
But she lives in every song I’ve sung
In every song I’ve sung
In every song I’ve sung
I’m a tough mother
Real tough mother
I’m a tough mother
Don’t you mess with me
Don’t you mess with me
Don’t you mess with me
Don’t you mess with me
 
Survived those streets, drugs and guns
But the worst was yet to come
Something I couldn’t see
Was trying to be the death of me
But this time someone with a knife
Turned out to save my life
To save my life
Yes, to save my life
I’m a tough mother
Real tough mother
I’m a tough mother
Don’t you mess with me
Don’t you mess with me
Don’t you mess with me
Don’t you mess with me
Now I’ve got a son of my own
He’s gonna be strong
Gonna be a rollin’ stone
Yes a rollin’ stone
A rollin’ stone
A rollin’ stone
A rollin’ stone
Yes, a rollin’ stone
I’m a tough mother
Real tough mother
I’m a tough mother
Don’t you mess with me
Don’t you mess with me
Don’t you mess with me
Written by: John Hahn, Will Kimbrough

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