Lyrics

WAKE UP, MAMA!

words and music by Patrick Ashley Milliken

[INTRO]

[VERSE ONE]
Wake up, Mama, you been here much too long.
Wake up, Mama, you been here much too long.
Well, I tried and I tried,
But it just keeps working out wrong.

[VERSE TWO]
You said you'd meet me at six and now it's half past eight.
You said you'd meet me at six and now it's half past eight.
Well I tried and I tried,
But somethin' tells me that it's just too late.

[CHORUS ONE]
You take my money, and you just spread it around.
My lovin' honey, you run me into the ground.
So, wake up, Mama, you see I'm holdin' the door.
'Cause I tried and I tried but I just can't take it no more.

[GUITAR SOLO ONE] (verse structure)

[VERSE THREE]
A face like Venus, a body like a Cadillac.
A face like Venus, a body like a Cadillac.
Well, I tried and I tried,
But, honey, I don't want you comin' back.

[GUITAR SOLO TWO] (chorus structure)

[VERSE FOUR]
The sun is shinin', burnin' like an old tooth ache.
The sun is shinin', burnin' like an old tooth ache.
Well, I tried and I tried
But, honey, this is more than I can take.

[CHORUS TWO & OUT ]
You like your drinkin'; you like your runnin' around.
What I been thinkin', I won't be spreadin' around.
So, wake up, Mama, you see I'm holdin' the door.
'Cause I tried and I tried but I just can't take it
tried and I tried but I just can't fake it
tried and I tried but I just can't take it no more.