"And be a simple kind of man Baby be a simple kind of man And you can do this, oh baby, if you try Mama told me, when I was young "Said sit beside me, my only son And listen closely, to what I say And if you do this, it will help you some sunny day" Oh

Mama been laid off Papa been laid off Billy can't get a job Don't let them stay home and listen to the blues My brother's been laid off For more than two years now Ooh can't get a job Ooh they gotta listen to the blues Help them to strive

All day long All day long and pray Liar - You're lying to me Mama I'm gonna be your slave All day long, all day long, all day long I have sinned dear father, father I have sinned Try and help me father Won't you let me in ? Liar Oh nobody believes me -

To me, to me Sooner or later it all comes around Hopefully then I will see After the people and places are gone You will come back, you will come back to me You will come back to me Woman help me, you turn my head in circles Mama blessed me with magnet

Mama, oh no Giving you everything this time Mama help me With you through anything, my love I know it's in my blood Give me wisdom That I can't see My body's aching

(Ah ah, ah ah, ah ah) He tells me, mami I need ya Getting lost in el ritmo I begin to give in with no hesitation Can't help my infatuation Mama used to warn me When he says I am full blood boricua He whispers te quiero, te quiero

Why don't you just Stay with me I just can't help myself Stay with me I can see your sweet enough for you to meet Mama Now Let's go! Yes Yes Y'all Què Linda, Ma

Help me find my way, and mama save me Help me find today, mama please come and save me, oh There's nothing more that you can do It's gone beyond what you can't help me through An emptiness has covered me Oh mama come and save me Oh mama what have I gone

It's all about us And that's real But I promise, if we stick together we gon' make it through anything We're too special for the world Dodging bullets, we're in trouble in times And mama always taught me as a boy To help ya brother if he's fallin' at