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 didn't know my mama
That she had a son like me, oh no, he baby
I say I didn't know my mama, no, no
I didn't know she had a son like me
Oh baby, baby, baby
I want you to come on, you gotta see it like him
Let me tell you about it
I can look at the sky
You know I can predict the rain
I say I can look at the sky
I believe I can predict the rain
Oh, I can tell when my lady
I can tell when she got another man
Well, this is what I say
I didn't know my mama, oh she had a son like me
I say I didn't know my mama, no, no
I didn't know, I didn't know
I didn't know she had a son like me
All you gotta do is come around me, people
And I'll show you and you can say
Alright
Squeeze water out of rock
And I make water come out of dry sand
I squeeze water out of rock, yeah
I can get water out of dry sand
Oh, when you listen to my story, little girl
I'll prove to you I'm a nutcho man
That's why I didn't know my mother
Had a, had a nice little son like me
I said I didn't know my mother, no, no, no, no, Lord
I didn't know, I didn't not know
I didn't know, girl, she had something like me
All you girls gotta do is look at me
Take your time and come and see, yeah
Alright
That she had a son like me, oh no, he baby
I say I didn't know my mama, no, no
I didn't know she had a son like me
Oh baby, baby, baby
I want you to come on, you gotta see it like him
Let me tell you about it
I can look at the sky
You know I can predict the rain
I say I can look at the sky
I believe I can predict the rain
Oh, I can tell when my lady
I can tell when she got another man
Well, this is what I say
I didn't know my mama, oh she had a son like me
I say I didn't know my mama, no, no
I didn't know, I didn't know
I didn't know she had a son like me
All you gotta do is come around me, people
And I'll show you and you can say
Alright
Squeeze water out of rock
And I make water come out of dry sand
I squeeze water out of rock, yeah
I can get water out of dry sand
Oh, when you listen to my story, little girl
I'll prove to you I'm a nutcho man
That's why I didn't know my mother
Had a, had a nice little son like me
I said I didn't know my mother, no, no, no, no, Lord
I didn't know, I didn't not know
I didn't know, girl, she had something like me
All you girls gotta do is look at me
Take your time and come and see, yeah
Alright
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
I Didn't Know My Mother Had a Son Like Me Lyrics as written by Buddy Guy
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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