Mamma 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

Mama tells me

I believe, I believe in mamma trying

I believe in father lying

I believe in lovers crying

I believe in education, nurture and good education

Mama 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 communicatin’

And I believe in laughter, writing

But now all I write are melodies (melodies)

Simple, sweet, and 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

And 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 it’s all she really told me

Mamma told me

That 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

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

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