Mother and Father
Madonna * Track #9 On American Life
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“Mother and Father” is track n.9 on Madonna’s ninth studio album, American Life.
Like she did in many songs before (such as “Mer Girl”, “Promise To Try” and “Oh Father”) Madonna struggles with the feelings towards the premature loss of her mother and the relationship with her father.
Mother and Father Lyrics
[Verse 1]
There was a time I was happy in my life
There was a time I believed I'd live forever
There was a time that I prayed to Jesus Christ
There was a time I had a mother, it was nice
[Verse 2]
Nobody else would ever take the place of you
Nobody else could do the things that you could do
No one else I guess could hurt me like you did
I didn't understand, I was just a kid
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, mother, why aren't you here with me?
No one else saw the things that you could see
I'm trying hard to dry my tears
Yes, father, you know I'm not so free
[Chorus]
I've got to give it up
Find someone to love me
I've got to let it go
Find someone that I can care for
I've got to give it up
Find someone to love me
I've got to let it go
Find someone that I can care for
[Verse 3]
There was a time I was happy in my life
There was a time I believed I'd live forever
There was a time that I prayed to Jesus Christ
There was a time I had a mother, it was nice
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh mother, why aren't you here with me?
No one else saw the things that you could see
I'm trying hard to dry my tears
Yes father, you know I'm not so free
[Chorus]
I've got to give it up
Find someone to love me
I've got to let it go
Find someone that I can care for
I've got to give it up
Find someone to love me
I've got to let it go
Find someone that I can care for
[Bridge]
My mother died when I was five
And all I did was sit and cry
I cried and cried and cried all day
Until the neighbors went away
They couldn't take my loneliness, I couldn't take their phoniness (I've got to give it up, I've got to give it up)
My father had to go to work, I used to think he was a jerk
(I've got to give it up, I've got to give it up)
I didn't know his heart was broken
Not another word was spoken
He became a shadow of
The father I was dreaming of
I made a vow that I would never need another person ever
Turned my heart into a cage, a victim of a kind of rage
(I've got to give it up)
(I've got to give it up)
(I've got to give it up)
I've got to give it up
[Chorus]
I've got to give it up
Find someone to love me
I've got to let it go
Find someone that I can care for
I've got to give it up
Find someone to love me
I've got to let it go
Find someone that I can care for
Find someone that I can care for
Find someone that I can care for
[Outro]
I've got to give it up
I've got to give it up
I've got to give it up
I've got to give it up
I've got to give it up
I've got to give it up
I've got to let it go
I've got to give it up
Oh mother, oh father
I've got to give it up
(I've got to give it up)
(I've got to give it up)
(I've got to give it up)
(I've got to give it up)
(I've got to give it up)
(I've got to give it up)
(I've got to give it up)
(I've got to give it up)
Mother and Father Q&A
Who wrote Mother and Father's ?
Mother and Father was written by Mirwais Ahmadzaï & Madonna.
Who produced Mother and Father's ?
Mother and Father was produced by Mirwais Ahmadzaï & Madonna.
When did Madonna release Mother and Father?
Madonna released Mother and Father on Mon Apr 21 2003.
What did Madonna say about "Mother and Father"?
Mother and Father is a way of freeing myself from suffering because of my mother’s death , but without putting on a medal for having gone ahead or asking for compassion for having suffered so badly. Not like an excuse, like I’m this rebel because I spent all this as a child. All those excuses are tr...