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Artist: Lou Reed
Canonical path: /lou-reed/mama-s-got-a-lover
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Mama's Got a Lover
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Mama's Got a Lover
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Mama's got a lover
A painter i am told
She's getting out of real estate
For the art scene down in old soho
Art scene down in old soho
Mama's got a lover
He owns a gallery
She says he likes collages but
The money's in graffiti
Money's in graffiti
Mama's got a lover
I met him yesterday
She says she hopes i like him
Maybe I'll send him a card on father's day
Father's day
Mama's got a lover
They're backing a film
It's about a working mother
Who gives birth to black and white siamese twins
Black and white siamese twins
Mama's got a lover
He's got something to say
He says he's into dirt and rot
The essence of "urban decay"
"urban decay"
Mama's got a lover
We met yesterday
She says she hopes i like him
I'll send him a card on father's day
On father's day
Mama's got a lover
I met him yesterday
She's starting a new chapter
I wish she was on the last page
The last page
Mama's got a lover
We met yesterday
She says she hopes i like him
I'll send him a card on father's day
Father's day
Mama's got a lover (mama's got a lover)
Mama's got a lover (mama's got a lover), oh
Mama's got a lover (mama's got a lover)
My mama's got a lover (mama's got a lover)
Mama's got a lover ...
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