My Mama Said

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Mar. 4, 19741 viewer

My Mama Said Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Tried to sneak out without saying
With my loudest record playing
Ooh, my mama said
"Look at this, you haven't done your bed"
My mama said
"That's a thing that you should do instead"

[Verse 2]
Yeah, I did what she had told me
Dying for my friend to hold me
Ooh, my mama said
"Try and get one thing into your head"
My mama said
"Pa and me, we give you room and bed"

[Chorus]
How I wanna live my life
Wanna live my life
La-la-la, la-la-la, life

[Verse 3]
In the morning she said "Listen"
Ooh, I felt like in a prison
Yeah, my mama said
"I know you've been out again with Fred" (My mama said)
My mama said
"Don't you lie, your cheeks are blushing red" (My mama said)

[Chorus]
Oh, I wanna live my life
Wanna live my life
La-la-la, la-la-la, life

[Instrumental break]

[Verse 4]
I said, "I can live without him
How I wish you wouldn't doubt him."
Ooh, my mama said
"If you want to hurt me go ahead" (My mama said)
My mama said
"I suppose you'd rather see me dead" (My mama said)

[Chorus]
Oh, I wanna live my life
Wanna live my life
La-la-la, la-la-la, life

[Outro]
La-la-la, la-la-la, life
La-la-la, la-la-la, life
La-la-la, la-la-la, life
La-la-la, la-la-la, life

About

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The song is about a girl’s grumbles over her overbearing mother and has an R&B feel, as well as a “sophisticated refrain and middle eight guitar solo”, which were most likely influenced by the music of the time. The bass guitar links the vocal phrases in the verses. The chorus has a bass guitar and acoustic guitar playing the same notes an octave apart, while the keyboard is played in a chord-per-bar fashion. The verses have a “chant-like plea” while the choruses have a “defiant masculinity”. The vocal lines are cut short so as to eradicate any vibrato, and the vocals have been treated in post-production.