Mean Mama Blues
Lost Love Echoes: Marty Robbins' Heartache in 'Mean Mama Blues'
Lyrics
Well, when I come home this morning
Upon returning home in the morning
It was still too dark to see
The surroundings were still too dark to perceive
I could tell my baby wasn't
I could sense my partner wasn't
Sleeping next to me she's gone and left me
Resting beside me; she has departed and left
Where to I guess I'll never know
I am unaware of her destination; it remains unknown to me
I only know her leave has brought
Her departure has caused
Pain and misery to my soul
Agony and suffering within me
Well, a note was on the pillow
A message was left on the pillow
She's gone without a doubt
She departed without a doubt
I tried to read her writing
I attempted to decipher her written message
But I couldn't make it out
However, I couldn't comprehend it
'Cause tears were falling too fast
Tears were falling too rapidly
For me to even read nobody knows my sorrow
I was unable to read due to my emotional state; nobody comprehends my pain
Nobody knows my misery
Nobody understands the depth of my anguish
My friends told me she'd leave me
My acquaintances warned me about her leaving
But I said they wasn't right
I disagreed, believing they were incorrect
She gave no word of warning
She provided no forewarning
She'd be leaving in the night
Her departure occurred during the night
Can't understand her
I am unable to comprehend her reasoning
What made my baby want to go?
What prompted my partner to leave me?
I didn't hear her leaving
I didn't hear her departure
She didn't even close the door
She left without even shutting the door
When she'd come home this morning
If she were to return in the morning
I'd jump and shout with flee
I would express excitement and joy
She can't mean more to someone else
I doubt that she could mean more to someone else
Than what she means to me, I love that woman
Than what she signifies to me; I deeply love her
I got to have her all the time
I feel an intense need for her constantly
I got to have her near me
I require her presence close to me
To ease this misery on my mind
To alleviate the torment in my mind
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