Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
I don't have many words to say
It's been over a year since you left that day
I'm trying to be everything you said I could and would be
This little world we live in is plagued with fear
Try to find a guy like you said I should when you were here
[Chorus]
I think of you and...
Somehow problems they don't seem so hard
It's all you endured in your life, you are...
And if I cried a million times you must have died a million times from the pain
(oh) Mama I miss you, but I know you made it whole again
(I,I,Oh,oooh,Oh)
This one's for you girl
(I,I,Oh,oooh,Oh)
My little Shirley girl
(I,I,Oh,oooh,Oh)
Oh I miss you
(I,I,Oh,oooh,Oh)
And I want you all to know that I'm trying
To every one here in my heart, I'm trying
And I could never regret you, sweet baby yes
It's so hard trying to raise a boy to a man (ooh oh)
I think of you and...
Somehow I can make it through another day
'Cause I want the best for your life
And If I tried a million times I couldn't find a love closer to get (oh)
Mama's little angels
You're the reason why..
(I,I,Oh,oooh,Oh)
This one's for you boy
(I,I,Oh,oooh,Oh)
My little angel
(I,I,Oh,oooh,Oh)
My savior
It's been over a year since you left that day
I'm trying to be everything you said I could and would be
This little world we live in is plagued with fear
Try to find a guy like you said I should when you were here
[Chorus]
I think of you and...
Somehow problems they don't seem so hard
It's all you endured in your life, you are...
And if I cried a million times you must have died a million times from the pain
(oh) Mama I miss you, but I know you made it whole again
(I,I,Oh,oooh,Oh)
This one's for you girl
(I,I,Oh,oooh,Oh)
My little Shirley girl
(I,I,Oh,oooh,Oh)
Oh I miss you
(I,I,Oh,oooh,Oh)
And I want you all to know that I'm trying
To every one here in my heart, I'm trying
And I could never regret you, sweet baby yes
It's so hard trying to raise a boy to a man (ooh oh)
I think of you and...
Somehow I can make it through another day
'Cause I want the best for your life
And If I tried a million times I couldn't find a love closer to get (oh)
Mama's little angels
You're the reason why..
(I,I,Oh,oooh,Oh)
This one's for you boy
(I,I,Oh,oooh,Oh)
My little angel
(I,I,Oh,oooh,Oh)
My savior
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