He still hears his mama singing,
feels her voice thump
in the left of his chest.
A January night with broken rest
began a whole new life and a tragic test.
He found her lying on the top step,
‘cause his daddy took away her very last breath.
Looked to the heavens above his head,
then dropped to his knees and to God he pled.
And he said,
this is Hell, life isn’t right,
I just might lose my fight tonight.
I don’t know why this hand I’m dealt
Thank you for my life, momma did so well
as he knelt down beside her
on that stairway to Hell.