Lyrics
Mama tell your children not to go
Mama advises children to avoid going to a troubled city.
Down to the city where the desperate people go
Warns about the city where desperate people gather.
And mama don't you let them stray
Mama urges not to let children deviate from the right path.
They won't find piece of mind in such a lonely place
Emphasizes that peace of mind is elusive in such a lonely place.
Wannabes and losers all trying to get a break
Describes wannabes and losers striving for success.
They don't give a damn they'll do whatever it takes
They are determined to achieve their goals at any cost.
If they climb the ladder they get to play for higher stakes
Success comes with higher stakes for those who climb the ladder.
That's why there's low life in high places
Explains the existence of low life in high places due to this pursuit.
Mama things have changed since you were young
Reflects on the changes since Mama's youth.
When you scream in the dead of night
Highlights the silence in the dead of night.
Now no one ever comes
Isolation as no one responds to screams.
And the poor man, he's cast as the villain and the thief
Poor man is unfairly portrayed as a villain and a thief.
See him down on the street begging for enough to eat
Depicts a man begging for basic needs on the street.
Waiting on the corner, I saw her waiting for the man
Observes a woman waiting for someone on the corner.
When the limo pulled up I saw what was changing hands
Realizes a transaction occurring as a limo arrives.
I should've tried to warn her and make her understand
Regrets not warning the woman about the situation.
There is low life in high places
Reiterates the presence of low life in high places.
There is low life like you never even knew
States the existence of a low life previously unknown.
There is low life and it lives in me and you
Acknowledges that low life resides in everyone.
But we don't all let it through
People have the choice to filter out the low life.
Don't you let 'em go, you've got to have some pity
Encourages compassion and not letting others go astray.
Don't you let 'em go
Reiterates the need to prevent others from going astray.
You've got to keep 'em away from the big bad city
Advises keeping away from the negative influences of the city.
Waiting on the corner, I saw her waiting for the man
Repeats the scenario of a woman waiting for someone.
When the limo pulled up I saw what was changing hands
Highlights the changing of hands in a transaction.
I should've tried to warn her and make her understand
Regrets not warning the woman about the impending situation.
Mama tell your children not to go
Reiterates Mama's advice to avoid the troubled city.
Down to the city where the desperate people go
Warns about the desperation in the city.
And mama don't you let them stray
Urges Mama again not to let children deviate.
They won't find piece of mind in such a lonely place
Emphasizes the absence of peace of mind in the lonely city.
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