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mama always told me

Donna Lynn Yancey 1963 (Ca)

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Mama always told me
girl live your life right
think on your decisions
you only have on life

Reach for your highest
girl try to reach the top
mistakes are in the makings
but goals must never stop

Mama always told me
girl, you'd better think twice
regrets are bitter feelings
there's no reverse in life

If I'd listened to my mama
and took her best advice
I wouldn't be here untying
these knots I've made in life
 

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Written on 1989

Submitted by yanceyinfo on July 27, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme Axxb xcdc Aedb xexb
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 415
Words 82
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
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