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Mamma

This version of Mamma was released by Electric Light Orchestra (Elo) in 1972.

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She came up from the country with a smile for everyone
she left her blue horizon just to find another home
a lonely girl who’d travelled many days
a lonely heart that could not find a way

and she said Momma, it’s a hard life now you’re gone
Momma, it’s so hard to carry on
and I feel I’m a fool who lost it all
you used to make it all so very clear
that life must go on though the end is near
oh Momma, it’s a sad and lonely life

A misty morning rider she came wandering through the hills
a wanderin soul appearin over rainy window sills
a loser in her heart, but in her face
a smile for everyone under God’s grace

Midnight maiden madness, what to search for in this place
gateway to the city, night sky shadows on her face
a lady lost in nowhere but her stare
leaves the world, her life to start somewhere

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The lyrics to Mamma are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Electric Light Orchestra (Elo) in 1972. Elements of the lyrics to Mamma are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Electric Light Orchestra (Elo) and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Mamma back when it was created.

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