Mama Ngiyabonga

[Verse 1]
Mama, you held that door
When the world was hard on me
Your hands knew my name
Before I knew who I'd be
You bent like a reed
But you never broke for me
You made a safe home
Out of what we had to keep

[Pre-Chorus]
So when my steps got low
You gave me yours to borrow
When my hope ran thin
You filled up all my hollow

[Chorus]
Mama, I love you so
Mama, I love you so
(ngiyabonga, mama)
You are my first home
Mama, I love you so
Mama, I love you so
(ngiyabonga, mama)
You made my whole road gold

[Verse 2]
I remember your face
By the stove and sink
Late nights, tired eyes
Still making food and strength
You prayed with a soft voice
Over every scar I brought
You saw the best in me
When I had forgot

[Pre-Chorus]
So when the rain came down
You were my shade and cover
I learned your kind of love
And I learned to love others

[Chorus]
Mama, I love you so
Mama, I love you so
(ngiyabonga, mama)
You are my first home
Mama, I love you so
Mama, I love you so
(ngiyabonga, mama)
You made my whole road gold

[Bridge]
If I had ten lives
I'd still come back to you
I'd still choose your laugh
And the way you pull me through
Every good thing in me
Started in your hands
Mama, take this song
As far as love can stand

[Final Chorus]
Mama, I love you so
Mama, I love you so
(ngiyabonga, mama)
You are my first home
Mama, I love you so
Mama, I love you so
(ngiyabonga, mama)
You made my whole road gold

(ngiyabonga, mama)
Mama, I love you so