Dear Mommy, thank you for the miracle of my being
Thank you for your tender nourishing
Thank you for holding my tears
And thank you for seeing my destiny

Thank you for teaching me to learn
And thank you for laughter beyond pain
Thank you for placing me on the right path
And thank you for believing in me when no one else did

I thank you for standing strong when people tried to bring us both down
I thank you for teaching me to keep the faith in God and not in man
Mommy, I thank you for teaching me to love a person beyond how they treat you
And I really want to thank you for your beliefs for me and my brother

I thank you for keeping me out of harm's way
And I thank you for investing in me and my career
Mom, I thank you for helping me even when you weren't with me
I also thank you for showing me what my wife should be like

Thank you for being a mother and a father at all times
I thank you for the honor of giving scholar the name destiny
I thank you for never giving up the struggle of raising me
I thank you for my dear brother coconut

And I thank you for every note of song I've ever created
I thank you for your unconditional prayers
And I thank you for every tear you've cried for me
Mom, I thank you for giving me your smile
I thank you for giving me your style
I thank you for giving me your humorous ways
I thank you for encouraging me to go on when I wanted to throw in the towel
I thank you for being my best friend mom

And I really even thank you for dry-cleaning ours clothes so I could use the pants hangers for drum sticks
And also, thank you for being the woman of God and the obedient vessel that makes these 30 statements true
I love you mom