| my mama said
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| that your life is a gift
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| and my mama said
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| there’s much weight you will lift
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| and my mama said
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| leave those bad boys alone
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| and my mama said
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| be home before the dawn
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| and my mama said
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| you can be rich or poor
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| but my mama said
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| you can be big or small
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| but i’m always on the run
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| my mama said
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| that it’s good to be truthful
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| but my mama said
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| don’t take more than a mouthful
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| and my mama said
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| that it’s good to be natural
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| and my mama said
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| that it’s good to be factual
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| but i’m always on the run
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| my mama said
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| baby don’t ride that crazy horse
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| and my mama said
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| you must push with much force
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| and my mama said
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| go get all that your after
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| and my mama said
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| that love’s all that matters
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| but i’m always on the run |