Got It From My Mama
Inherited Echoes: Embracing the Legacy of Love in 'Got It From My Mama'
Lyrics
That girl, right there
Identifying a girl in a photograph resembling the singer.
In that faded photograph smiles just like me
The girl in the photo smiles similarly to the singer.
Summer of '73 these old blue jeans
Refers to a specific time in 1973 when these jeans were worn.
Handed on down to me
The jeans were passed down to the singer.
You can't buy 'em in no store
These jeans have sentimental value and cannot be purchased.
They don't make 'em like this no more
Emphasizes the uniqueness of the jeans that are no longer made.
She must have known they'd fit me perfectly
Implies a familial connection where the jeans fit perfectly.
I got it from my mama i thank god that I did
Expresses gratitude for inheriting traits from the singer's mother.
All the best parts of this heart
Attributes the best aspects of the singer's personality to their mother.
Every freckle on my skin
Even the smallest details, like freckles, are inherited from the mother.
I got it from my mama
Reiterates that the singer's essence comes from their mother.
I got a lot of her in me
Recognizes a substantial resemblance to the mother in the singer.
So if you're wondering who I am
Asserts that understanding the singer involves knowing the mother.
Or who I wanna be
Suggests looking at the mother to comprehend the singer's identity.
Just look at her, you'll see
Cause I got it from my mama
Repeated emphasis on inheriting traits from the mother.
I got it from my mama
Stubborn, 16 couldn't tell me anything
Describes the singer's stubbornness at 16 and the mother's efforts to guide.
And heavеn knows she tried
Acknowledges the mother's attempts to advise the singer.
Everybody said, You'rе so alike
Observations about the similarity between the singer and the mother.
Well she gave me more than my blue eyes
The mother passed on more than just physical features.
I see it more and more as time goes by
The resemblance becomes clearer as time progresses.
I got it from my mama i thank god that I did
All the best parts of this heart
-Every freckle on my skin
-I got it from my mama
-I got a lot of her in me
-So if you're wondering who I am
-Or who I wanna be
-Just look at her, you'll see
-Cause I got it from my mama
-Maybe somewhere down the road, someday
-A little girl who looks like me
-Will look at me and say
-I got it from my mama
-And thank god that I did
-All the best parts of this heart
-Every freckle on my skin
-I got it from my mama
-I got a lot of her in me
-So if you're wondering who I am
-Or who I wanna be
-Just look at her, you'll see
-Cause I got it from my mama
-I got it from my mama i got it from my mama
-I got it from my mama i got it from my mama
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