Lyrics
The man is gone
The man has left.
And mama says
Mama expresses her perspective or advice.
She can't live without him
Mama claims she cannot endure life without the departed man.
The man is gone
Reiteration of the man's departure.
And mama says
Mama reiterates her belief that life is unbearable without the man.
There is no life without him
Mama insists that life lacks meaning in the absence of the man.
She has no one to stop her tears
Mama has no one to console her, and her tears flow freely.
A man who heals and calms down her fears
The man used to heal her emotional wounds and alleviate her fears.
She needs to wake up in her man's arms
Mama desires to wake up in her man's embrace.
And to be loved just like a child
Mama yearns for a love reminiscent of a child's pure affection.
Ooh ooh
(Repeating vocal expression)
Ooh ooh
-The man is gone
Reiteration of the man's departure.
And mama says
Mama asserts her inability to live without the man.
That she can't live without him
Mama repeats her sentiment about life's difficulty without the man.
The man is gone
Restatement of the man's absence.
And mama says
Mama reiterates that life is void without the man.
There is no life without him
Mama firmly believes that life lacks meaning without the man.
How can I tell her the way I feel?
The speaker questions how to convey their feelings to Mama.
I'm afraid she'd be hurt and sink
The speaker fears hurting Mama and causing her distress.
It pisses me off, it drives me mad
The speaker is frustrated and angered by Mama's emotional state.
That she lets herself feel so bad
The speaker is upset that Mama allows herself to feel so miserable.
Ooh ooh
(Repeating vocal expression)
Ooh ooh
-The man is gone
Reiteration of the man's departure.
And mama says
Mama reiterates her belief that life is unbearable without the man.
That she can't live without him
Mama repeats her sentiment about the difficulty of living without the man.
The man is gone
Restatement of the man's absence.
And mama says
Mama firmly believes that life lacks meaning without the man.
There is no life without him
Mama asserts that life is empty without the man.
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