[female
vocals] (
Soft
guitar
picking)
Seventeen
years,
Mama
beebee…
Seventeen
years.
E
don
tey,
but
the
love
no
dey
fade.
Seventeen
years,
but
the
pain
no
fade,
Every
sunrise,
na
your
memories
dey.
No
warning,
no
sickness,
you
just
went
away,
Left
our
hearts
broken
on
that
very
day.
You
fought
like
a
warrior,
never
gave
up,
Worked
every
day
just
to
fill
our
cups.
Sweat
on
your
face,
love
in
your
hands,
You
built
our
future
with
your
own
plans.
Tell
me
why
the
good
ones
leave
so
soon?
Why
did
heaven
call
before
we
were
through?
Some
days
I
smile,
but
deep
inside,
I’
m
still
that
child
who
cries
at
night.
Mama,
I
miss
you
every
day,
Even
when
the
sun
go
shine,
my
sky
is
grey.
Seventeen
years,
I
still
call
your
name,
Trying
to
find
healing
in
this
life
of
pain.
Mama,
I
miss
you
every
day,
I
wish
you
see
the
person
I
don
stay.
Heaven
got
a
queen,
but
I
lost
my
light,
Mama,
I
miss
you
every
day.
I
remember
the
stories,
the
songs
you
sing,
The
way
you
teach
me
to
trust
in
the
King.
Sometimes
I
reach
out
to
hold
your
hand,
But
empty
air
is
all
I
stand.
Life
without
you,
e
no
be
small,
I
don
stumble,
but
I
never
fall.
Because
the
values
you
plant
inside
my
soul,
Na
wetin
dey
make
me
dey
keep
control.
Mama,
I
miss
you
every
day,
Even
when
the
sun
go
shine,
my
sky
is
grey.
Seventeen
years,
I
still
call
your
name,
Trying
to
find
healing
in
this
life
of
pain.
Mama,
I
miss
you
every
day,
I
wish
you
see
the
person
I
don
stay.
Heaven
got
a
queen,
but
I
lost
my
light,
Mama,
I
miss
you
every
day.
I
know
you
resting
in
the
arms
of
the
Lord,
Free
from
the
struggles
and
the
sharp
of
the
sword.
But
down
here,
I'm
just
holding
on
to
grace,
Waiting
for
the
day
I
go
see
your
face.
Seventeen
years...
Sleep
well,
my
warrior
Mama
beebee.
I
carry
you
for
my
heart
always. (
Fade
out
with
soft
guitar)