i knew exactly what you were going through it s just that i didn t have the right to discuss your problems i saw you struggling for our education i saw you struggling to get us clothes to wear mama this man you got married to is dead alive over the years i asked myself many questions is he my real dad or was i adopted mama i know it s difficult for you mama but hold on i am a little grown up now oh ho chorus hold on just a little bit longer now you were a laughing stock in the community the press didn t rest makin news out of you mama now is the time to show them that he who laughs last laughs the best that s the way it is chorus hold on just a little bit longer now i know it s not easy for you mama but your tears will turn to laughter now that i m a grown up mama chorus till fade