Call Your Mama
Mama's Shelter: A Country Ballad on Betrayal and Redemption
Lyrics
Change the locks to your box of things
Changing the locks to the box of personal belongings.
Out on the street
Being out on the street, possibly due to a breakup or eviction.
But sure as hell kept your rings
Despite the separation, the rings are retained.
You wanna lie and cheat, well
Expressing disapproval of lying and cheating.
Whose food you gonna eat, now?
Questioning whose food the person will eat now.
Whose bell you gonna ring-a-ding-ding
Asking about the person's social connections and support.
Playin round like a cat with a string
Describing someone playing around like a cat with a string, possibly irresponsibly.
Why don't you call your Mama?
Suggesting the person should contact their mother for support.
See if she wanna make up the
Inviting the person to make amends and stay in a spare room.
Spare room so you can stay
Encouraging the person to call their mother for assistance.
Why don't you call your Mama?
Asking again for the person to call their mother for help.
She if she gonna float you a
Inquiring if the mother would be willing to lend money.
Loan 'til you get paid
Suggesting a loan until the person gets paid.
I don't got time to give my time of day
Expressing a lack of time to waste on the person.
Why don't you call your Mama?
Reiterating the suggestion to call their mother for assistance.
Call your Mama
Emphasizing the importance of calling one's mother.
I see you creepin like
Observing the person's secretive behavior.
You'll never get caught
Noting that the person thinks they won't get caught.
We know a leopard never changes it's spots
Referencing the idea that people don't change their essential nature.
Did you ever wonder
Pondering the finite nature of the person's actions.
Perhaps your days are numbered?
Suggesting potential consequences for the person's actions.
One time you're gonna hear gunshots
Warning of potential danger, possibly metaphorical.
Head in the clouds like you're
Describing someone with their head in the clouds, possibly arrogant.
Some kind o King
Comparing the person to some kind of king, possibly arrogantly.
Why don't you call your Mama?
Repeating the suggestion to call one's mother for support.
See if she wanna make up the
Reiterating the offer of a spare room for the person.
Spare room so you can stay
Encouraging the person to reach out to their mother for help.
Why don't you call your Mama?
Again suggesting the person should call their mother for assistance.
She if she gonna float you a
Inquiring if the mother would provide a loan.
Loan 'til you get paid
Suggesting a loan until the person gets paid.
I don't got time to give my time of day
Expressing a lack of time to waste on the person.
Why don't you call your Mama?
Reiterating the suggestion to call their mother for assistance.
Call your Mama
Emphasizing the importance of calling one's mother.
Call your Mama, a-ring-a-ding-ding
Repeating the call to action, using a playful onomatopoeia.
Call your Mama, a-ring-a-ding-ding
Continuing to playfully urge the person to call their mother.
Call your Mama, ring-a-ding-ding
Repeating the playful urging to call their mother.
Call your Mama, ring-a-ding-ding
Emphasizing the playful call to action.
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