Crosby, Still, Nash Young – Mama Lion lyrics

words and music by Graham Nash
© 1975 Thin Ice Music (ASCAP)

The horns in the fog could be heard if not seen
helping to guide the blind in a dream
And down by the seashore, a banquet she gave
She was feeding and needing a soul she could save

Mama lion, mama lion, I'm starting to sink
beneath the sunshine and the icicles
in the things that you think
There's a hole in my destiny
and I'm out on the brink
Mama lion, mama lion

She bounces off the boulders, she runs on the rocks
She's taking her time from her grandfather clocks
And over the border, and down on the land
She's living in the future
and it lies in her hand

Mama lion, mama lion, I'm starting to sink
beneath the sunshine and the icicles
in the things that you think
There's a hole in my destiny
and I'm out on the brink
Mama lion, mama lion

Mama lion, mama lion, I'm starting to sink
beneath the sunshine and the icicles
in the things that you think
There's a hole in my destiny
and I'm out on the brink
Mama lion, mama lion

Drums: Russell Kunkel
Bass: Tim Drummond
Slide: David Lindley
Piano: Craig Doerge
Electric guitar corps: Graham Nash, David Crosby, Danny Kootch
Acoustic guitar: Joel Bernstein