The Last Emperor - Single Mother lyrics

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This is a single story, for every single one

On a single planet, under a single sun

In a single solar system some think it's odd

Entire galaxy created by a single god

With a single thought, and a single plan

Single earth fashioned by a single hand

7 continents separated from a single land

Many nations are created from a single man

A single nation taken to a single place

Where they simply aren't familiar with a single face

Yet this is not the story of a single struggle

A single symbolism, nor a single couple

A young couple, who raise a single seed

Sworn protectors of her every single need

Forming a single balance, under a single order

From a single act of love they have a single daughter

Along her way she put her faith in a single lover

And from a single lie she became a single mother

Of a single son, born to a single girl

Single home alone, in a single world

Though her kids felt her single pain

With a single kiss she makes everything okay

I wrote this record in a single way

So the radio will play it every single day

I dedicate this to every single mother

Just to let you know that were thinking of you

If you're a single mother too...

Hey lady, this ones for you

Dedicated to every single mother

Just to let you know that were thinking of you

If you're a single mother too...

Hey lady, this ones for you

You were my first teacher, my first friend

Gave me my first vision, and my first glimpse

Of a bigger world, given me my first look

Tuck me in my bed, and read my first book

And as I fell asleep, for the first time

Little did I know you were showing me my first rhyme

I want to thank you for showing me

How to be a man and turn my pain into poetry

Break my silence, express myself vocally

How to show the world what was once done locally

First one to take me on my quest for learning

First one to help me through life's stressful journey

And every single step, I'm coming with ya

Cause I belong to a strong single mother figure

You were the first one to tell me I was something bigger

I was an Emperor not just another nigger

First one to show me how I might be strong

The days seemed shorter and the night seemed long

Maybe that's the reason that I write these songs

To set the record straight and try to right these wrongs

This is the saga of a single mother

That's been provided by a single brother

I had to write it in a single way

So the radio will play it every single day

I dedicate this to every single mother

Just to let you know that were thinking of you

If you're a single mother too...

Hey lady, this ones for you

Another lonely day, another lonely night

I dedicate this to y'all yeah its only right

Another untold truth is now brought to light

Another lesson is learned cause you taught me right

When I lost my way and the road got lonely

Only you...you were the one who showed me

Only you...you were the one to hold me

Sometimes I feel like you're the only one who knows me

And if you gotta stay single, hey

You should know this, I wrote this in a single way

The only thing I can do is pray

That the radio will play it every single day

I dedicate this to every single mother

Just to let you know that were thinking of you

If you're a single mother too...

Hey lady, this ones for you

Dedicated to every single mother

Just to let you know that were thinking of you

If you're a single mother too...

Hey lady, this ones for you