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Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic

Cut Me Some Slack

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Dear mama, set me free
Hey mama, let me be
Mama, watch me run
Mama, i wanna have some fun (yeah)

Hey mama, let me down
Mama i want to go to town

If you want me to stick around
I want to give em some slack
I’m gonna hear
The woman yet never come back

If you want me to stick around you’ve got to cut me some slack
I want to hear the woman yet never come back

Wooo, wooo, wooo, woo

Mama, let me be
Mama set me free
Mama watch me run
Mama watch me run
Oh, set me free
Set me free
Set me free

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Cover art for Cut Me Some Slack lyrics by Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic

by Propaganda78

12y ago

Sir Paul McCartney? Fronting Nirvana? I think Kurt would be beaming. Is there anyone out there with a better Little Richard howl than Paul? This song just makes me happy. Well played, Dave.

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Cover art for Cut Me Some Slack lyrics by Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic

by scintillaiota

6y ago

The guy is asking his mother to cut him some slack, in other words, to give him some personal space. But, the parts where he says, "Mama, watch me run, Mama, I wanna have some fun", seem to show that his mother is still controlling and unrelenting to his request.

Also, the part where he says, "I want to hear the woman yet never come back", shows that he has decided to not go back to the same situation his mom has created for him, that of a controlling environment, once he runs away. It is a typical rebel song.

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