My Mama's House-Janis Ian

[ti:My Mama's House] [ar:Janis Ian] [al:Janis Ian II] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.67]My Mama's House - Janis Ian (珍妮斯·艾恩) [00:01.80]Written by：Janis Ian [00:02.57] [00:03.33]In my mama's house the men were many [00:05.74] [00:10.15]They stood in a line outside the door [00:12.64] [00:16.86]When I was a kid they gave me candy [00:19.78] [00:21.29]And seashells from the ocean [00:23.43] [00:24.78]They'd stolen from the shore [00:26.53] [00:30.92]They came like princes to the wedding [00:33.73] [00:37.90]They left like sailors on the hill [00:40.58] [00:44.75]When I was younger I was ready [00:47.63] [00:48.73]To receive them in the luxury [00:51.00] [00:52.15]Of my driftwood heart and still [00:54.35] [00:58.63]I never wanted for affection [01:01.23] [01:05.30]I never needed any more [01:08.12] [01:12.43]All my fathers my reflection [01:15.77] [01:19.15]Like the moon reflects the shore [01:22.12] [01:25.94]Love came in a wave it struck like an ocean [01:30.01] [01:32.81]Like a tide it pulled me out to sea [01:36.33] [01:39.76]My mama's house is gone [01:41.28] [01:41.80]But her devotion lingers on [01:43.99] [01:45.59]In the back pages of my memory [01:49.29] [01:53.61]Now I live my life in splendor [01:56.70] [02:00.62]Like some duchess or a queen [02:03.46] [02:07.86]But every morning I remember [02:10.62] [02:11.84]When the sea breeze strikes and gathers [02:14.56] [02:15.10]What that woman meant to me [02:17.27] [02:21.27]And I never wanted for affection [02:24.97] [02:28.80]I never needed any more [02:31.18] [02:35.41]All my fathers my reflection [02:38.84] [02:42.16]Like the moon reflects the shore [02:45.54] [02:48.91]Love came in a wave it struck like an ocean [02:53.11] [02:55.76]Like a tide it pulled me out to sea [02:58.90] [03:02.76]My mama's house is gone [03:04.07] [03:05.25]But her devotion lingers on [03:06.98] [03:08.78]In the back pages of my memory