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Mama by Genesis
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GenesisWrited by
Mike Rutherford & Phil Collins & Tony BanksAbout
Even though some may think “Mama” was written about abortion as told by the fetus, according to the band in 1983 interview the song is about a young man’s fascination for a prostitute resembling his mother. ‘Mama’ refers to the prostitute, not his actual mother.
“Mama” was very successful overseas,...
Mama Lyrics
[Refrain]
I can't see you mama
But I can hardly wait
Ooh, to touch and to feel you mama
Oh, I just can't keep away
In the heat and the steam of the city
Oh, it's got me running and I just can't brake
So say you'll help me mama
Cause it's getting so hard
Oh!
Haha, heh
Haha, heh, oh
Haha, heh
Haha, heh, oh
[Verse 1]
Now, I can't keep you, mama
But I know you're always there
You listen, you teach me, mama
And I know inside you care
So get down, down here beside me
Oh, you ain't going nowhere
No, I won't hurt you mama
But it's getting so hard
Oh!
Ha ha, ha ha ha ha, ha ha, argh
Ha ha, ha ha ha ha, ha ha, argh
[Bridge]
Can't you see me here, mama
Mama, mama, mama, please
Can't you feel my heart
Can't you feel my heart
Can't you feel my heart, oh
Now listen to me, mama
Mama, mama
You're taking away my last chance
Don't take it away
Can't you feel my heart?
Haha, heh
Haha, heh, oh
[Verse 2]
It's hot, too hot for me, mama
But I can hardly wait
My eyes they're burning, mama
And I can feel my body shake
Don't stop, don't stop me, mama
Oh, make the pain, make it go away, hey he-ey
No, I won't hurt you, mama
But it's getting so hard
Oh!
[Refrain]
Now I can't see you, mama
But I know you're always there
You taunt, you tease me, mama
But I never, never, never can keep away
It's the heat and the steam of the city
Oh, got me running and I just can't brake
So stay, don't leave me, mama
Cause it's getting so hard
Oh!
[Outro]
Don't go
No, no, don't go
Mama, mama, don't go
No-hoh-hoh, don't go
Ha ha don't go...
Ha ha don't go...
Don't go!
Don't go!
Mama Q&A
Who wrote Mama's ?
Mama was written by Mike Rutherford & Phil Collins & Tony Banks.
Who produced Mama's ?
Mama was produced by Genesis & Hugh Padgham.
What did Genesis say about "Mama"?
Phil Collins explained the song’s lyrics in the band’s 1983 Three into One Wavelength interview:
Our manager, when he first heard it, thought it was about abortion, the kind of feeling of the, you know, the fetus, if you like, saying to the Mother ‘Please give me a chance, can’t you feel my heart,...