I had a woman then who knew me so long ago|She says she still loves me but oh, it hurts her soul|You see she told me just this afternoon|She saw me as a stranger lying in her room|Oh mama, mama, tell me what can I do|Yeah, to make those lonely hours up to you|Hey, tell me what can I do||Oh I can remember once on moving day|We packed up our dreams and we moved in to stay|We talked for hours|Planning how it would be|And I lost sight of everyone including me|Oh mama, mama, pretty mama|Tell me why did I set you free|Tell me what can I do|Hey, to make those lonely, lonely hours up to you||Oh I don't know if you'll ever find yourself|Alone in your castle full of tinsel and wealth|But I know I'd trade it all for just one hour|To be walkin' with my lady |In a spring time shower|Or be lying naked makin' love to me in the afternoon||Oh, tell me what can I do (tell me, tell me mama)|Yeah, to make those lonely hours (tell me) up to you (tell me mama)|Oh pretty mama (tell me, tell me mama) tell me what can I do (tell me)|Yeah, to make those (tell me mama) lonely hours up to you (tell me) |Tell me mama (tell me mama) is there anything I can do (tell me, tell me mama)