No Llores (part. Yami Safdie)

Mom, I'm leaving, I've got a long road ahead
I know this world has plans for me
And when luck finally starts to smile on me
I'm coming back home in a fancy car
To take you for a spin around the neighborhood
And tell you everything, just like I promised you

Momma, don't cry
'Cause I'm coming back with gold around my neck
I'm gonna make it, I promise you that
And I'm doing it for us, screw the rest
Momma, don't cry
'Cause on the bad nights, your kisses keep me safe

Mom, I can't stay
I've got a dream calling me
Since I was little, there's a fire
That always burns inside me

Let them talk, they don't know what they're saying
They didn't see in me what you saw
They weren't there when you told me
I was born for this
And that moment, I keep in my heart
It's my constant reminder that, without a crown, I won't return

Momma, don't cry
'Cause I'm coming back with gold around my neck
I'm gonna make it, I promise you that
And I'm doing it for us, screw the rest
Momma, don't cry
'Cause on the bad nights, your kisses keep me safe

Hey, you taught me to ignore what the fake ones say
And that sometimes, I can be the one to correct you
Forgive me if I'm not always neat
I'm betting on life with answers like a riddle
You taught me to be happy, and this is the life I choose
Momma, don't cry, you're stronger than your son

I'm coming back to the neighborhood where I grew up
Pulling out a chair on the sidewalk to sip some mate
To laugh at the hypocrisy, 'cause I beat it
My father's absence taught me not to disappoint you
I'll be here to give you love, whether near or far
Until I die old or until they take me out

Momma, don't cry
'Cause I'm coming back with gold around my neck
I'm gonna make it, I promise you that
And I'm doing it for us, screw the rest
Momma, don't cry
'Cause on the bad nights, your kisses keep me safe