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Go Mama

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We’ve lived long enough to have both received and given out reams of advice. We’ve also lived long enough to know when it’s best to just listen.  Sometimes, listening is difficult. Sometimes the temptation is to go straight to the solution and listen later, if at all. This song is an exercise in quiet observation, and giving power to ones who feel powerless. You aren’t.  We see you. We hear you.

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A fist curls up in anger
A word lands like a blow
A glance thrust like a dagger
Love retreats like shadow
The promise to protect you
Are the words of a lover
Not the one who looms above you
And you ache to recover


Should you go mama go?
Should you stay mama stay?
I don’t know mama, no.
It’s not for me to say.
It’s not for me to say

It’s the thing you least expect
It’s the tightening of the pull
It’s the creeping disrespect
And the glass that’s never full
In the dim light of reflection
A whisper from the mirror
A desperate strangled question
Who will be my savior? 

Should you go mama go?
Should you stay mama stay?
I don’t know mama, no.
It’s not for me to say.
It’s not for me to say

   
But if you ever  cross that border
If you ever cross that line
I’ll believe you when the bullies
And the bad men fume and lie
If not through cruel coercion
But a choice you fully own
May strength be yours in portion
As you heal your heart and home 


Should you go mama go?
Should you stay mama stay?
I don’t know mama, no.
It’s not for me to say.
It’s not for me to say

Ooh
The pathway to redemption 
might be just outside your door
It might be true compassion
that overcomes and conquers

Should you go mama go?
Should you stay mama stay?
I don’t know mama, no.
It’s not for me to say.
It’s not for me to say

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from The Go Janes, released December 9, 2022
Patrice O'Neill ukulele, vocal
Kathleen Tracy guitar, vocal
Arni Adler ukulele, vocal

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The Go Janes Seattle, Washington

The Go Janes feature original tunes, ukulele, guitar, and generous doses of delicious harmony. Arni Adler, Patrice O’Neill, and Kathleen Tracy (pictured l-r above) have decades of experience as performers, visual and recording artists, community organizers, educators and inquisitive consumers of life. ... more

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