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Mama Told Me

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Mama Told Me

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Mamma told me

Only lonely people gonna hold me

Only those who can't help themselves, yeah

Only those who will need my shelter

Mamma tells me

I believe, I believe in mamma trying

Believe in father lying

I believe in lovers crying

I believe in education

Nurture and good education

Mamma gave me music lessons

Now I play the saddest songs

Is that really what mamma wanted?

For her baby to be so haunted?

Is that really what she intended?

Mamma said this

Hold me closer

Even though I'm a mamma

She told me: You're just lonely

Help me help ya

Even though I know you're just helpless

Mamma said this

I believe, I believe in conversation

In good communicating

I believe in letter-writing

But now all I write are melodies (melodies)

Simple, sweet, that simply haunt me

Little rhythms that scold and hold me

Only 'cause I know they are lonely

Mamma told me

(Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-maa)

(Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-maa, ooh)

(Ooh, ooh, ooh)

(Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-maa)

(Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-maa ooh)

(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)

Mamma help me, I'm helpless, I'm helpless

I'm tempted, I'm tempted

Can't you see it's only loneliness?

And it's helpless, oh it's helpless

I took what mamma said

And kept it forefront in my head

But now that mamma's dead

I love how you are lonely

Help me help you hold me

I take what mamma told me

And I read what mamma wrote me

And I read it to you slowly

And you told me she was lonely

Oh my mamma, she was lonely

And that's all she really told me

Mamma told me

Only lonely people gonna hold me

Only those who can't help themselves, yeah

Only those who will need my shelter

Mamma tells me

Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-maa

Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-maa

I believe in mammas trying

I believe in fathers lying

I believe in lovers crying

I believe in education

I believe in music lessons

I believe in conversation

I believe in letter-writing

I believe in mammas trying

I believe in fathers lying

I believe in mammas crying

Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-maa

Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-maa

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