Mama Said

Mama said they'd be days like this
Mama said, mama said, mama said
Go on boy, go and make that wish
Mama said, mama said, mama said
Maybe today's not what you fancy
Go down and rest your head
Remember all the sad Jack and Nancy said
Mama said, mama said

Father said that he'd save our sins
If we worked hard and sweat the bed
But what if all the lines of the stories said
Father said, father said
So maybe all the folks treat you badly
One day would share the bread
It'd be a lot better living
Say mama said, mama said

Stop
Please, you wanna believe
An omission intermission
Ain't a lover to bleed
What do we say, I don't know
It's too big to be
We're a tiny microscopic cog in history
But I sing
Is this the place to be
In these shoes, and in this heart
Do we know if we're really free
Wait
I got you there
Am I really gonna be another heart to share
Have I really gotta find another desk to wear
When your wares are just blind
And you waste your time
And you think they're all kind
For your soul to be signed
Don't be tied down by the daily grind
Look after yourself
Make up your damn mind
So don't be confined to become divine
Just wait, slow down
And rest your head
Think of sweet things that your mama said
Mama said

Mama said they'd be days like this
Mama said, mama said, mama said
One day boy you gone live that wish
Mama said, mama said, mama said
So maybe all the folks treat you badly
Go down and rest your head
Think of all the sad Jack and Nancy said
Mama said, mama said
Mama said they'd be days like this
Mama said, mama said, mama said
Go on boy, you go live that wish
Mama said, mama said, mama said