1. Many, too many have stood where I stand Many more will stand here too I think what I find strange is the way you built me up Then knocked me down again 2. The part was fun but now it's over Why can't I just leave the stage? Maybe that's because you securely locked me up Then threw away the key R: Oh, mama, please would you find the key? Oh, pretty mama, please won't you let me go free? I thought I was lucky, I thought that I'd got it made How could I be so blind? That I thought led to the straight You set me on a firmly laid and simple course And then removed the road R: Oh, mama, please help me find my way Oh, pretty mama, please lead me through the next day I thought I was lucky, oh, I thought that I'd got it made How could I be so blind?