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Come Down Lyrics
Hey mama, won't you come down?
Hey mama, won't you come down?
To the river to wait, to be
Hey mama, won't you come down?
Hey mama, won't you come down?
To the river to wait, to be
Oh, wash my hair like you washed my hair for years and years
I'm gonna wait
Oh, wash my hair like you washed my hair for years and years
I'm gonna wait
There's a man I know
I think he loves me so
Finally, I'm gonna wait
So, mama, won't you come down?
Hey mama, won't you come down?
To the river to wait, to be
Hey mama, won't you come down?
To the river to wait, to be
Hey mama, won't you come down?
To the river to wait, to be
I'm gonna wait
Oh, wash my hair like you washed my hair for years and years
I'm gonna wait
I think he loves me so
Finally, I'm gonna wait
Hey mama, won't you come down?
To the river to wait, to be
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I think it is about her mom who passed away and she is missing her. She asks if she would come back to wash her hair, like she did for years and years when she was growing up from infancy to childhood. She's referring to how lovingly her mother washed her hair, and the tender love of a mother. First she says "Oh, wash my hair like you washed my hair for years and years." then she says, "Who'll was my hair, like you washed my hair for years and years?" Since her mom has passed away, she's filling her in on the details of her life. She is telling her passed mother that she found a man that loves her so, like her mother loved her so. Saying the word "finally" indicates that she has had hardships in life with love. She has come full circle, first with the love of a mother and now with the love of a soul mate.