| I have prayed, I have prayed 'til you’re gone
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| When I pray, I found your God or so I thought
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| You told me «Let go, he will never come home»
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| So I’ve been running, I’ve been running, I’ve been running on my own
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| Mama, mama, when I was born
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| Where was daddy and why did he go?
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| Was he no good to you, mama?
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| Did he have a different agenda? |
| Oh
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| Mama, mama, do we look alike?
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| Do you see him when I squeese my eyes?
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| What does it do to you, mama?
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| Do I remind you of papa? |
| Oh
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| Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa
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| Every time you’re done praying
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| You’ve got much stronger than me, oh
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| Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa
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| I had my face in the dirt
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| When you were going to church
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| When you were going to church
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| I have sinned, I have sinned to your God
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| And when I sinn, I found my God, or so I thought
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| I had to let go, I don’t wanna go home
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| And I keep running, keep running, keep running on my own
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| Mama, mama, when I was born
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| Where was daddy and why did he go?
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| Was he no good to you, mama?
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| Did he have a different agenda? |
| Oh
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| Mama, mama, do we look alike?
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| Do you see him when I squeese my eyes?
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| What does it do to you, mama?
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| Do I remind you of papa? |
| Oh
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| Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa
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| Every time you’re done praying
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| You’ve got much stronger than me, oh
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| Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa
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| I had my face in the dirt
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| When you were going to chur- hmm
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| Prai- praise the lord (ho, ho)
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| Oh, hallelujah (ho, ho)
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| Hallelujah, oh, hallelujah (ho, ho)
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| Ho, amen (ho, ho)
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| Mama, mama, when I was born
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| Papa wondered, he left us alone
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| He was no good to you, mama
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| He had a higher agenda, ho
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| Mama, mama, we look alike
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| But don’t you see, you wanna squeese my eyes
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| It means nothing to mama
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| I got my mind out of poppa, oh
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| Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa
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| Every time you’re done praying
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| You’ve got much stronger than me, oh
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| Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa
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| I had my face in the dirt
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| When you were going to chur-
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| Praise the lord
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| Amen |