MAMA
(Tony Banks / Phil Collins / Mike Rutherford)

Genesis - 1983

Also recorded by: Angra; Carnival in Coal; Magellan; Ray Wilson.


I can't see you mama
but I know you're always there
ooh to touch and to feel you mama
oh I just can't keep away
it's the heat and the steam of the city
oh its got me running and I just can't brake
so say you'll help me mama
cos its getting so hard

Now I can't keep you mama
but I know you're always there
you listen, you teach me mama
and I know inside you care
so get down, down here beside me
oh you ain't going nowhere
no I won't hurt you mama
but its getting so hard

Can't you see me mama
mama mama mama please
can't you feel my heart
can't you feel my heart
can't you feel my heart ooh
listen to me mama
mama mama
you're taking away any last chances
don't take it away
can't you feel my heart?..

It's hot, too hot for me mama
but I can't hardly wait
my eyes they're burning mama
and I can feel my body shake
don't stop, don't stop me mama
make the pain, make it go away
no I won't hurt you mama
but its getting so hard

Now I can't see you mama
but I know you're always there
you taunt, you tease me mama
but I never never cen keep away
it's the heat and the steam of the city 


(Contributed by Nori Iwato - July 2003)