| Mama, Mama, help me, I’m drowning in dust
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| Mother Nature’s wedding band is turning to rust
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| Mother of the ocean, Mother of the sea
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| I tried to drink your water but it only left me thirsty
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| And I try and try and try and try again
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| The tide, it pulls me out and pulls me in
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| Oh Father, Father, help, I’ve wasted all this time
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| My lover is a sailor, she sails across the water
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| And I am but a digger, I’m digging in the mines
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| She wishes on the stars and I wish on my kerosene
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| And I try and try and try and try again
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| The light, it pulls me out and pulls me in
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| Mama, Mama, help me, my fields are on fire
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| I went to ask the river but the rivers, they are dry
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| Mother of the ocean, you’re no use to me
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| You could give me all your water but the land would still be thirsty
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| I try and try and try and try again
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| There’s salt upon the land and the rain may never come again
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| Oh Father, Father, help me, I’m drowning in dust
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| My tears, they are not water and I am but a beggar
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| I’m begging for this time and killing time is murder |
| My lover was a sailor but now she is the ocean’s daughter
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| Daughter
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| Daughter
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| (Daughter) |