Tell Me Mama

(album: Sons Of Soul - 1993)

[Tony! Toni! Tone!:]
Tell me mama where did we go wrong?
Tell me mama can we work things out again
Where the hell did we ever go wrong?
Should have bought you roses each and every day

[Raphael Saadiq:]
Should have thought about it first
At times I wanted shining curse
But now I'm feeling so down till it hurts
But you know I took what was for the worst
I'm tired of chasing mini skirt
I tell myself I can't believe that you left

Tell me mama
[Tony! Toni! Tone!:]
Tell me mama where did we go wrong?
[Raphael Saadiq:]
Mama!
[Tony! Toni! Tone!:]
Tell me mama can we work things out again
[Raphael Saadiq:]
Why don't you tell me mama
[Tony! Toni! Tone!:]
Where the hell did we ever go wrong?
[Raphael Saadiq:]
Where did we go wrong?
[Tony! Toni! Tone!:]
Should have bought you roses each and every day

[Raphael Saadiq:]
We carved our names in a tree
No one to blame but me
I know I should have been on my J.O.B. (Mama!)
Don't mean to sound like a wimp
I played the roll of a pimp
I don't know what it was that took over me

Tell me mama
[Tony! Toni! Tone!:]
Tell me mama where did we go wrong?
[Raphael Saadiq:]
Where did we go wrong?
[Tony! Toni! Tone!:]
Tell me mama can we work things out again?
[Raphael Saadiq:]
Mama, can we see if we can work things out again
[Tony! Toni! Tone!:]
Where the hell did we ever go wrong?
[Raphael Saadiq:]
Where did we go wrong?
[Tony! Toni! Tone!:]
Should have bought you roses each and every day
[Raphael Saadiq:]
Why don't you tell me mama
[Tony! Toni! Tone!:]
Tell me mama where did we go wrong?
[Raphael Saadiq:]
I don't know, I don't know girl
[Tony! Toni! Tone!:]
Tell me mama can we work things out again?
[Raphael Saadiq:]
Can we see if we can work things out again?
[Tony! Toni! Tone!:]
Where the hell did we ever go wrong?
[Raphael Saadiq:]
Where did we go wrong?
[Tony! Toni! Tone!:]
Should have bought you roses each and every day
[Raphael Saadiq:]
Why don't you, why don't you tell me mama?

[Dwayne Wiggins:]
Yeah, I still count the days and the hours that we've been apart, but yet and still, I find it hard to believe that two people that was so close can be oh so far. You see what we had was genuine. Yeah, it was real so tell me mama.

[Tony! Toni! Tone!:]
Tell me girl

[Dwayne Wiggins:]
Can we restore the relationship we had? I guess its true what they say, you never miss a good thing until you've lost it, but if I could turn back the hands of time, losing you would be the furthest thing from my mind. Huh, balls in your court baby.

[Tony! Toni! Tone!:]
Tell me girl

[Dwayne Wiggins:]
Tell me mama, huh
Tell me mama

[Raphael Saadiq:]
Why don't you tell me mama
[Tony! Toni! Tone!:]
Tell me mama where did we go wrong?
[Raphael Saadiq:]
Where did we go wrong?
[Tony! Toni! Tone!:]
Tell me mama can we work things out again?
[Raphael Saadiq:]
Why don't you tell me mama
[Tony! Toni! Tone!:]
Where the hell did we ever go wrong?
[Raphael Saadiq:]
Where did we go wrong?
[Tony! Toni! Tone!:]
Should have bought you roses each and every day
[Raphael Saadiq:]
Why don't you tell me mama
[Tony! Toni! Tone!:]
Tell me mama where did we go wrong?
[Raphael Saadiq:]
Mama!
[Tony! Toni! Tone!:]
Tell me mama can we work things out again?
[Raphael Saadiq:]
Mama! Mama! Mama!
[Tony! Toni! Tone!:]
Where the hell did we ever go wrong?
Should have bought you roses each and every day
Tell me mama where did we go wrong?
[Raphael Saadiq:]
Tell me mama, do you feel the same way that I do?
[Tony! Toni! Tone!:]
Tell me mama can we work things out again
[Raphael Saadiq:]
Can we work things out again mama
[Tony! Toni! Tone!:]
Where the hell did we ever go wrong?
[Raphael Saadiq:]
If you feel as though I did some wrong step to the left baby
[Tony! Toni! Tone!:]
Should have bought you roses each and everyday
[Raphael Saadiq:]
Cause I need you
[Tony! Toni! Tone!:]
Tell me mama where did we go wrong?
[Raphael Saadiq:]
Got to have you
[Tony! Toni! Tone!:]
Tell me mama can we work things out again?
[Raphael Saadiq:]
Girl I need you
[Tony! Toni! Tone!:]
Where the hell did we ever go wrong?
[Raphael Saadiq:]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Tony! Toni! Tone!:]
Should have bought you roses each and every day
[Raphael Saadiq:]
Got to have you, girl I need you
Uhm, come on