Janis Ian – My Mama’s House Lyrics
Artist: Janis Ian
Song: My Mama’s House
In my mama’s house, the men were many
They stood in a line outside the door
When I was a kid, they gave me candy
And seashells from the ocean
They’d stolen from the shore
They came like princes to the wedding
They left like sailors on the hill
When I was younger, I was ready
To receive them in the luxury
Of my driftwood heart and still
I never wantеd for affection
I never needеd any more
All my fathers — my reflection
Like the moon reflects the shore
Love came in a wave and it struck like an ocean
Like a tide it pulled me out to sea
Mama’s house is gone
But her devotion lingers on
In the back pages of my memory
Now I live my life in splendor
Like some d#ch#ss or a queen
But every morning, I remember
When the sea breeze strikes and gathers
What that woman meant to me
I never wanted for affection
I never needed any more
All my fathers — my reflection
Like the moon reflects the shore
Love came in a wave and it struck like an ocean
Like a tide it pulled me out to sea
Mama’s house is gone
But her devotion lingers on
In the back pages of my memory
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
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Janis Ian (II)
Release Year: 1978