[Intro]
Ooooooout
Cle-e-e-ear
Fi mi madda yeah
Ooooooout clear
Ah
[Verse 1]
She a suffer and mi know dem see it
Say she, "tired of di cold concrete"
Mi waan mine, my money stack a thousand feet
Put a smile pon mi old woman cheek
[Chorus]
'Cause mamma love will bring us through darkness
All when mi fadda gone leff I
Mamma cry, they're so heartless
She standing by my side
Time hard, but regardless
Mamma love will be the-ee-ere
Woooahh
[Verse 2]
When you talk bout dumplin and bu*ter, well a my madda know di slum
When she send mi go a school and di hungry come
Time fi di cla** done, tears a run
'Cause she waan mi bring di milk, and a hope say mi bring di bun
Jah Jah guide mi going out ,mi coming in
And true mi know say Jah Jah bless mi mi heart so clean
A nuff youths mi know dem suffering
'Cause as a little prince, dem diss di quee-e-en
[Chorus]
'Cause mamma love will bring us through darkness
All when mi fadda gone leff I
Mamma cry, they're so heartless
She standing by my side
Time hard, but regardless
Mamma love will be the-ee-ere
Woooahh
[Verse 3]
Mi see mi madda work from day 'til night
No love, no food in sight
Tell me, how we a go make it out tonight?
A gun me a go point, although mi know it nuh right
But mamma say, "be easy, and be hopeful"
All of a sudden mi feel di breeze, mi see the door pull, it open
Now, mi cup full, mi cupfull
And mamma say, "just be easy and be thankful"
[Chorus]
'Cause mamma love will bring us through darkness
All when mi fadda gone leff I
Mamma cry, they're so heartless
She standing by my side
Time hard, but regardless
Mamma love will be the-ee-ere
Woooahh
[Verse 1]
She a suffer and mi know dem see it
Say she, "tired of di cold concrete"
Mi waan mine, my money stack a thousand feet
Put a smile pon mi old woman cheek
[Hook]
'Cause I hear the angels dem calling her name
Saying, "call on Jah Jah love and he will prevail"
And when the system fail now, know that Jah will be there
I will be the-e-e-e-re
Mamma
[Chorus]
'Cause mamma love will bring us through darkness
All when mi fadda gone leff I
Mamma cry, they're so heartless
She standing by my side
Time hard, but regardless
Mamma love will be the-ee-ere
Woooahh