Mama Said

Mama, she has taught me well
Told me when I was young

Son, your life’s an open book
Don’t close it ‘fore it’s done

The brightest flame burns quickest
That’s what I heard her say

A son’s heart’s owed to mother
But I must find my way

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Let my heart go
Let your son grow

Mama, let my heart go
Or let this heart be still

Rebel, my new last name
Wild blood in my veins

Apron strings around my neck
The mark that still remains

Left home at an early age
Of what I heard was wrong

I never asked forgiveness
But what I said is done

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Let my heart go
Let your son grow

Mama, let my heart go
Or let this heart be still

Never I ask of you
But never I gave

But you gave me your emptiness
I now take to my grave

Never I ask of you
But never I gave

But you gave me your emptiness
I now take to my grave

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So let this heart be still

Mama, now I’m coming home
I’m not all you wished of me

A mother’s love for her son
Unspoken, help me be

Yeah, I took your love for granted
And all the things you said to me

I need your arms to welcome me
But a cold stone’s all I see

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Let my heart go
Let your son grow

Mama, let my heart go
Or let this heart be still

Let my heart go
Mama, let me go