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Mama Lion Lyrics
The horns in the fog could be heard if not seen,
Helping to guide the blind in a dream.
And down by the seashore, a banquet she gave
She was feeding and needing a soul she could save.
[Chorus]
Mama lion, mama lion, I'm starting to sink
Beneath the sunshine and the icicles
In the things that you think.
There's a hole in my destiny
And I'm out on the brink
Mama lion, mama lion
She bounces off the boulders, she runs on the rocks
She's taking her time from her grandfather clocks.
And over the border, and down on the land
She's living in the future
And it lies in her hand
[Chorus]
Helping to guide the blind in a dream.
And down by the seashore, a banquet she gave
She was feeding and needing a soul she could save.
Mama lion, mama lion, I'm starting to sink
Beneath the sunshine and the icicles
In the things that you think.
And I'm out on the brink
Mama lion, mama lion
She bounces off the boulders, she runs on the rocks
She's taking her time from her grandfather clocks.
And over the border, and down on the land
She's living in the future
And it lies in her hand
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This may be a song about Joni Mitchell, with whom Graham Nash had a relationship at one time. There are various clues in the lyrics. Some refer to Joni's song, "I'd like to see you sometime," and there's a reference to her song Banquet from the album For The Roses. There are other clues in these lyrics, surely, and maybe some Joni fans might be able to spot them.
The lyric, "hole in my destiny" may be that he and Joni were not meant to be as a couple. The live version of this song on an album called "Crosby-Nash Live" (1977) is really great and high energy!