[Verse 1]
Baby girl, I get now's not the right time
But I hope to see you soon
Cause if there's one thing to know
It's that I'm stuck on loving you, on loving you
And wasting space
As these last three years flew on by
With a fate to choose
Forgive and forget, or surrender and die
[Pre-Chorus]
And I know
Life tends to turn plans on their heads
But that didn't make it hurt any less
To watch you grow up and go
And maybe if I said
Press your lips against mine, would you decline?
In the end, I don't mind
No more tears left to hide behind
[Chorus]
But Y-O-U-R L-O-V-E, that's all I need
Y-O-U-R L-O-V-E, to be happy
Y-O-U-R L-O-V-E, that's all I need
Y-O-U-R L-O-V-E, but you don't want me
No oh oh oh, oh whoa oh oh
Mama mama
Why ay ay ay, ay ay ay
Mama mama
No oh oh oh, oh whoa oh oh
Mama mama
Why ay ay ay, ay ay ay
[Verse 2]
Baby girl, I get there's probably never a right time
But I'm hoping when I hit the stage
And make a name
You'll come running from a mile, from a mile
And waking the neighbours at 3 a.m
With the same ol' songs
With the same four chords writing to work out
Where we went oh-so wrong
[Pre-Chorus]
I know
Life tends to turn plans on their heads
But that didn't make it hurt any less
To watch you grow up and go
And maybe if I said
Press your lips against mine, would you decline?
In the end, I don't mind
No more tears left to cry behind
[Chorus]
But Y-O-U-R L-O-V-E, that's all I need
Y-O-U-R L-O-V-E, to be happy
Y-O-U-R L-O-V-E, that's all I need
Y-O-U-R L-O-V-E, but you don't want me
No oh oh oh, oh whoa oh oh
Mama mama
Why ay ay ay, ay ay ay
Mama mama
No oh oh oh, oh whoa oh oh
Mama mama
Why ay ay ay, ay ay ay
[Coda]
Mama mama, no no, she don't want me
Mama, no no, she don't need me
Mama, does she even miss me?
Mama, you're meant to know these things
You're meant to know these things [x3]
These things
These things
These things now
Mama, mama, mama, mama [x4]
Mama