Mama gave us all her life Now it's hard to live (Yeah) Mama gave us everything, boy Now it's her turn to live
Little brother Brother, don't you know? You got the best mother that the world has ever known Worked her fingers to the bone Now you're almost grown And out on your own She got the right to be left alone
I'm twenty You're sixteen And brother that's a-plenty 'Cause when came on the scene Mama was only seventeen So she's still a young woman If you know what I mean
She got the right To the man of her dreams (Yeah) She got the right To the man of her dreams She got the right To the man of her dreams
Mama gave us all her life And now it's her turn to live Her turn to live Mama raised us all her life And now it's her turn to live
Mama gave us everything, boy And now it's you're turn to give Well, well, well Because our mama, our mama (Mama loves him) (And ? her)
But what [?] us then Is when a man comes in And give him a chance to be your friend
She got the right to be loved again (Talkin' about mama) She got the right to be loved again (Mama) She got the right to be loved again (Mama, mama)
Mama gave us all her life Now it's her turn to live Mama gave us everything Our turn to give Her turn to live
And our turn to give Her turn to live Our turn to give (Mama got the right) (Mama got the right) (Mama got the right)