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Donna Lyrics
[Verse 1]
It's not the words you say but how you say it
I saved the picture where your hair was braided
They found your wallet in the cemetery
You told your daughter she was ordinary
[Chorus]
You hate the name Junior
Your husband loved his computers
Your mother never was one
The eldest of seven children
[Verse 2]
If you don’t have it then you'll never give it
And I don't blame you for the way you livin’
The little boy was born in February
You couldn't sober up to hold a baby
[Chorus]
You hate the name Donna
You love to judge strangers' karma
You drove from New Jersey
The trucks always made you worry
[Bridge]
Hold my hand now, time to
Go to bed it's way too late
[Chorus]
You hate the name Donna
You love to judge strangers' karma
You drove from New Jersey
The trucks always made you worry
You raised a saint, Donna
You love to judge strangers' karma
You're praying for a funeral
You're singing like Hallelujah
[Outro]
You’re singing like Hallelujah
You’re singing like Hallelujah
You're singing like Hallelujah
You’re singing like Hallelujah
It's not the words you say but how you say it
I saved the picture where your hair was braided
They found your wallet in the cemetery
You told your daughter she was ordinary
You hate the name Junior
Your husband loved his computers
Your mother never was one
The eldest of seven children
If you don’t have it then you'll never give it
And I don't blame you for the way you livin’
The little boy was born in February
You couldn't sober up to hold a baby
You hate the name Donna
You love to judge strangers' karma
You drove from New Jersey
The trucks always made you worry
Hold my hand now, time to
Go to bed it's way too late
You hate the name Donna
You love to judge strangers' karma
You drove from New Jersey
The trucks always made you worry
You raised a saint, Donna
You love to judge strangers' karma
You're praying for a funeral
You're singing like Hallelujah
You’re singing like Hallelujah
You’re singing like Hallelujah
You're singing like Hallelujah
You’re singing like Hallelujah
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I believe the narrator to be a grandson to his recently deceased and depressive grandma. The women struggles to be nurturing and loving (“if you don’t have it [love] then you’ll never give it). The “little boy born in February” seems to be the narrator himself; although, the narrator comments on how the woman is too drunk to even hold the baby. The woman is so depressed, in fact, that she starts to despise her own name and starts spending time in the graveyard (“they found your wallet in the cemetery”) and “wishing for a funeral.” Also the lyric about how “the trucks always made you worry”. Could imply that the woman also suffers from anxiety. The line “you raised a saint, Donna” is also another clue to how that “saint” is the narrators mother. Why else would the narrator be praising the reclusive addict Donna?
You are very close. They came out & told the story behind the song. This is what was said.
You are very close. They came out & told the story behind the song. This is what was said.
The song “Donna” on the first EP refers to Gloria’s mother and how her lack of love and affection growing up lead Gloria to find love in the wrong places, like alcohol. This is revealed in the song “Gloria,” when the lyrics say, “Gloria, I smell it on your breath/Gloria, booze and peppermint/Gloria, no one said enough is enough/Gloria, they found you on the floor
The song “Donna” on the first EP refers to Gloria’s mother and how her lack of love and affection growing up lead Gloria to find love in the wrong places, like alcohol. This is revealed in the song “Gloria,” when the lyrics say, “Gloria, I smell it on your breath/Gloria, booze and peppermint/Gloria, no one said enough is enough/Gloria, they found you on the floor