Mama Said

(from the album Load)

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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 brigtest flame burns quickest

Is what I heard they say

A son's heart's owned to mother

But I must find my way

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Let my heart go

Let your son grow

Mama let your 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 your heart go

Or let this heart be still

*

Never I ask 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

So let this heart be still

*

Mama now I'm coming home

I'm not all you wished of me

But a mother's love for her son

Unspoken, Help me be

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

*

Let my heart go

Let your son grow

Mama let your heart go

Or let this heart be still

*

Let my heart go

Mama let me heart go

You never let me heart go

So let this heart be still

*

Never I ask 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

So let this heart be still