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Little Rachel: Songs

Mama Was Right Again

(Little Rachel and the Hogs of Rhythm)
2009-05-01
Rachel Fenton
MAMA WAS RIGHT AGAIN

VERSE 1:
WELL, I TOLD MAMA
FOUND A BRAND NEW LOVE
HE'S THE SWEETEST YOUNG MAN, AND I'M THE ONLY ONE HE'S DREAMIN' OF
MAMA SAID, "CHILD- YOU KNOW, YOU BETTER BEWARE-
'CAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S DOING WHEN YOU'RE NOT THERE."
SHE WAS RIGHT- MAMA WAS RIGHT AGAIN

VERSE 2:
WELL, I TOLD MAMA
I'M GONNA BE A STAR
SHE SAID, "COME BACK TO EARTH, CHILD- YOU'RE NEVER GONNA GET THAT FAR."
I WORK EVERY DAY, AND I DON'T HAVE NO DOUGH
I'VE WASTED MY TIME AND I'VE GOT NOTHING TO SHOW
SHE WAS RIGHT, YEAH- MAMA WAS RIGHT AGAIN

BRIDGE:
I KNOW MAMA'S JUST LOOKING OUT FOR ME
PROTECTING HER CHILD FROM FURTHER MISERY
BUT IF I'D PROVE HER WRONG, THAT'S WHAT I'D DO
I KNOW SHE WANTS THE CHANCE FOR ALL OF MY DREAMS TO COME TRUE

VERSE 3:
OH, I TOLD MAMA
PLEASE DON'T PROTEST
I'M NOT A CHILD ANYMORE- FOR MYSELF, I KNOW WHAT'S BEST
SHE SAID, "GROW UP, CHILD- THE WORLD WILL EAT YOU ALIVE-
GIVE UP YOUR DREAMS AND SETTLE DOWN, IF YOU WANNA SURVIVE."
SHE WAS RIGHT- MAMA WAS RIGHT AGAIN

INST. SOLO

BRIDGE:
I KNOW MAMA'S JUST LOOKING OUT FOR ME
PROTECTING HER CHILD FROM FURTHER MISERY
BUT IF I'D PROVE HER WRONG, THAT'S WHAT I'D DO
I KNOW SHE WANTS THE CHANCE FOR ALL OF MY DREAMS TO COME TRUE

VERSE 3:
OH, I TOLD MAMA
PLEASE DON'T PROTEST
I'M NOT A CHILD ANYMORE- FOR MYSELF, I KNOW WHAT'S BEST
SHE SAID, "GROW UP, CHILD- THE WORLD WILL EAT YOU ALIVE-
GIVE UP YOUR DREAMS AND SETTLE DOWN, IF YOU WANNA SURVIVE."
SHE WAS RIGHT- MAMA WAS RIGHT AGAIN