Shama Mama

Intro

Oh-oh, hey-ya, mm

Shama mama, shine on, shine on

Verse

Eighty-one candles, laughing like guitars

Sagittarius fire and soft old scars

She lights a cigarette of sunlight, rolls her truth like green

Rock 'n' roll records and a patchwork jean

She hums a Mantra, breath slow, eyes kind (uh-huh)

Hands in the soil, leaves on her mind

A gentle rebel, a pilgrim with a grin

Been everywhere and everything’s been her hymn

Pre-chorus

She says: breathe in the morning, breathe out the years (breathe out)

Count the good days, tuck away the fears (yeah, tuck away)

Sitting like a Buddha on a porch of time

Sings the lines she learned, makes them rhyme (make them rhyme)

Chorus

Shama mama, wild and calm, light the room (light the room)

Shama mama, eighty-one and making bloom (making bloom)

Shama mama, smoke and song, peace in her hand (peace in her hand)

Shama mama, rock the world, gentle as sand (gentle as sand)

Shama mama, oh-oh, Shama mama, yeah-ah

Shama mama, oh-oh, Shama mama, yeah-ah

Verse

She’s got a patch on the denim that says "keep on, keep on"

A laugh like a cymbal and a voice like a dawn

Marijuana mornings, tea at noon (sip it slow)

She plants tiny prayers, humming to them low

Letters from lovers, photographs in frames

She treasures the small, forgets the names

A Sagittarius arrow and a gypsy heart

She taught me to love, and how to start

Pre-chorus

She says: count all the sunsets, count each hello (count them)

Let the loud things go, let the quiet grow (let it grow)

Knees worn from dancing, head bowed in calm

Open palms, steady breath, open palms (open palms)

Chorus

Shama mama, wild and calm, light the room (light the room)

Shama mama, eighty-one and making bloom (making bloom)

Shama mama, smoke and song, peace in her hand (peace in her hand)

Shama mama, rock the world, gentle as sand (gentle as sand)

Shama mama, oh-oh, Shama mama, yeah-ah

Shama mama, oh-oh, Shama mama, yeah-ah

Bridge

(da da da) She plays the same chord, whole house sings along

(oh) Stories like highways, every mile a song

(ha) When the night gets heavy she hums a tiny prayer

(na-na) We all gather close and breathe the warm air

She claps her hands, the room turns bright (turns bright)

She calls us to dinner, to music, to light (to light)

Wisdom in her pocket, mischief in her grin

We keep coming back, again and again

Chorus

Shama mama, wild and calm, light the room (light the room)

Shama mama, eighty-one and making bloom (making bloom)

Shama mama, smoke and song, peace in her hand (peace in her hand)

Shama mama, rock the world, gentle as sand (gentle as sand)

Shama mama, oh-oh, Shama mama, yeah-ah

Shama mama, oh-oh, Shama mama, yeah-ah

Outro

Oh-oh, shama mama, shama mama (shama mama)

Oh-oh, shama mama, keep on shining (keep on shining)

(la-la)