Mother Mother - Mamma Told Me lyrics

Mamma told me Only lonely people gonna hold me Only those who cant help themselves, yeah Only those who will need my shelter Mama tells me I believe, I believe in mamma trying I 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 Im a mamma She told me: Youre just lonely Help me help ya Even though I know youre just helpless Mamma said this I believe, I believe in conversation In good communicatin And I believe in laughter, 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, Im helpless, Im helpless Im tempted, Im tempted Cant you see its only loneliness And its helpless, oh its helpless I took what mamma said and kept it forefront in my head And now that mammas 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 its all she really told me Mamma told me That lonely people gonna hold me Only those who cant 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 ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-maa ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-maa)