Mama’s Song Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Mama, you taught me to do the right things
So, now you have to let your baby fly
You've given me everything that I will need
To make it through this crazy thing called life

[Pre-Chorus]
And I know you watched me grow up
And only want what's best for me
And I think I found the answer to your prayers


[Chorus]
And he is good, so good
He treats your little girl like a real man should
He is good, so good
He makes promises he keeps
No, he's never gonna leave
So, don't you worry about me
Don't you worry about me

[Verse 2]
Mama, there's no way you'll ever lose me
Giving me away is not goodbye
As you watch me walk down to my future
I hope tears of joy are in your eyes

[Chorus]
'Cause he is good, so good
And he treats your little girl like a real man should
He is good, so good
He makes promises he keeps
No, he's never gonna leave
So, don't you worry about me
(Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na)
Don't you worry about me
(Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na)

[Bridge]
And when I watch my baby grow up
I only want what's best for her
And I hope she'll find the answer to our prayers
And that she'll say


[Chorus]
He is good, so good
And he treats your little girl like a real man should
He is good, so good
He makes promises he keeps
No, he's never gonna leave
So, don't you worry about me
(Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na)
Don't you worry about me
(Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na)
[Outro]
Mama, don't you worry about me
(Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na)
Don't you worry about me

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Genius Annotation

Combining elements of “Don’t Forget to Remember Me” and “All American Girl,” a woman thinks back on the things her mother taught her as she starts to raise a child of her own.

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What did Carrie Underwood say about "Mama's Song"?
Genius Answer

Co-writer Kara DioGuardi:

Carrie was with her fiancé and I was getting married. My mother had passed away and Carrie has a very close relationship with her mother. We got on the subject of why there are all these songs for fathers and daughters. What about the mothers who changed our diapers?“ "Mama’s Song” came together in an hour. “I think everyone was crying when we wrote it.”

Via Billboard

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