Stars Without Stages

See they never been on TV or radio either
All they ever did was take care of you, love you and feed ya
Teach ya how to make it through this life and what life means
Punch the clock and keep the bills paid, same routine
You ain’t never seen a star if you haven’t seen mothers
They don’t get to be on movie screens or magazine covers
They just go about their day working their regular grind
No award ceremonies and they never get shine
We chase celebrities and power 'cause it’s clout that we seek
But can your favorite rapper stretch ten dollars out through a week?
Gotta judge her off her hardwork instead of her looks
And when you went to jail who was putting bread on your books?
She don’t have a million Twitter followers and no hits
Only you and your sister or your brother, that’s it
You supposed to take the pressure off of them and let 'em be free
To quote KD, mama’s the real MVP
The real star is your parents, not a singer or rapper
Not a sports athlete, politician or actor
It ain’t 'bout having lit social media pages
'cause real superstars don’t perform on stages
The real star is your parents, not a singer or rapper
Not a sports athlete, politician or actor
It ain’t 'bout having lit social media pages
'cause real superstars don’t perform on stages
Picture waking every morning ten or twenty years straight
Showing up consistently to work a job that you hate
Week after week cost of living don’t come cheap
Providing for a whole family, sometimes one deep
Paparazzi don’t chase them, no pictures get took
Ain’t no award show for mama for the meals that she cooks
Catching buses just to get around, no new cars
No interviews on big talk shows for working two jobs
Don’t complain about your parents, youngsta, leave them be
When daddy leave the house, we ain’t seeing TMZ
He developed your growth, watched and looked over you closely
Bought that car when you graduated, where’s his trophy?
Even when you grown we still rely on their help
He gave some classic whoopings, they need to retire his belt
And hang it from the ceiling in your house, a sign of respect
Because that’s one of many things they use to keep us in check
The real star is your parents, not a singer or rapper
Not a sports athlete, politician or actor
It ain’t 'bout having lit social media pages
'cause real superstars don’t perform on stages
The real star is your parents, not a singer or rapper
Not a sports athlete, politician or actor
It ain’t 'bout having lit social media pages
'cause real superstars don’t perform on stages
Forget fights, footage and, we don’t need that title
Record somebody paying a light bill, make that go viral
Once you realize the things they do, it’s hard to believe it
Grandparents need awards for lifetime achievements
We should live for mom and dad for all the hell we give 'em
Next time you see a struggling parent, take a selfie with 'em
Who been supporting you and staying down with ya?
These the ones you need to run to and ask for a picture
She don’t need a lot of applause coming at her because
She’s a star in reality, you like reality stars
But what’s crazy they the source of whatever you do
Every attribute that you got they gave it to you
They ain’t walking no red carpet, ain’t no big tour bus
Not performing in front of twenty thousand people, just us
You love to be around celebrities, gazing and staring
You want a real autograph, go get one from your parents
The real star is your parents, not a singer or rapper
Not a sports athlete, politician or actor
It ain’t 'bout having lit social media pages
'cause real superstars don’t perform on stages
The real star is your parents, not a singer or rapper
Not a sports athlete, politician or actor
It ain’t 'bout having lit social media pages
'cause real superstars don’t perform on stages