♪ Tire our old place down ♪
♪ Buildings are from gray to brown ♪
♪ Kids ahead move across town ♪
♪ Too much rent to pay ♪
♪ Well, you took that chance ♪
♪ Knew she gave her hand and you danced ♪
♪ All the way to Paris,
France ♪
♪ Baby, I never thought you'd stay ♪
♪ Oh, mama, sing to me ♪
♪ Oh, mama,
sing to me ♪
♪ Oh,
mama,
sing to me ♪
♪ Across this great wide sea ♪
♪ Now our friends are gone ♪
♪ No more time for coffee shops ♪
♪ Getting high up on
rooftops ♪
♪ No more change with other mouths to feed ♪
♪ And it's less cigarette ♪
♪ No more time for tears or regrets ♪
♪ All your memories just say ♪
♪ My whole damn world on fire ♪
♪ Oh,
mama, sing
to me ♪
♪ Oh, mama, sing to me ♪
♪ Oh,
mama,
sing
to me ♪
♪ Always just as sweet as short ♪
♪ Baby, I never thought you'd stay ♪
♪ Oh, mama, sing to me ♪
♪ Oh,
mama, sing
to me ♪
♪ Oh, mama,
sing
to me ♪
♪ Across this great wide sea ♪