Mama Lay Softly On the Riverbed
Morrissey * Track #2 On Years of Refusal
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Mama Lay Softly On the Riverbed by Morrissey
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MorrisseyProduced by
Jerry FinnAbout
“Mama Lay Softly On the Riverbed” is a song about the titular mother having committed suicide. There’s a direct line back to a lyric from The Smiths a quarter of a century before: “Oh Mama, I can feel the soil falling over my head.”
Morrissey’s imagery around tragedy and pleading to mother are quin...
Mama Lay Softly On the Riverbed Lyrics
[Chorus]
Mama, why did you do it?
Mama, who drove you to it?
[Verse 1]
Was it the pigs in grey suits
Persecuting you?
Uncivil servants
Unconcerned at how they frighten you
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Life is nothing much to lose
It's just so lonely here without you
[Chorus]
Mama, why did you do it?
Mama, who drove you to it?
[Verse 2]
Spare priggish money-men
Who scared the life out of you
Bailiffs with bad-breath
I will slit their throats for you
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Life is nothing much to lose
It's just so lonely here without you, mama
[Post-Chorus]
Life is nothing much to lose
It's just so lonely here without you, so
We're gonna run to you
We're gonna come to you
We're gonna lie down beside you, mama
We're gonna be with you
We're gonna join you
We're gonna lie down beside you, mama
And we will be safe and sheltered in our graves
We'll come before you
And we will kiss you
By way for one final hug, Mama
Mama Lay Softly On the Riverbed Q&A
Who wrote Mama Lay Softly On the Riverbed's ?
Mama Lay Softly On the Riverbed was written by Alain Whyte & Morrissey.
Who produced Mama Lay Softly On the Riverbed's ?
Mama Lay Softly On the Riverbed was produced by Jerry Finn.
When did Morrissey release Mama Lay Softly On the Riverbed?
Morrissey released Mama Lay Softly On the Riverbed on Thu Jan 01 2009.