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
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 communicating
And I believe in letter-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
But 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
I believe in mammas crying

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