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Inna City Mamma Lyrics by Neneh Cherry

Raw Like Sushi

1989

[Intro]
New York, just like I pictured it
Skyscrapers and everything
Your big city love crushed me into a pulp
I trusted you

[Verse 1]
When I loved you from a distance
And your skyline made me a promise
In my safe world to be somebody
In your city to own your streets
Where I'd strut covered in money
Shattered dreams; it ain't funny

[Pre-Chorus]
Now I look at you with tears in my eyes
The good the bad the ugly
As I start to cry, I search for the sky
Taste the breeze and watch a block of docking clouds, they're coming

[Chorus]
Inner city mama, you bore another child
To be a victim of your cold blooded ways
Inner city love, from the gutter
So destructive when you sing your blues

[Verse 2]
I wanna love you, baby, I don't mean maybe, baby
But I need everything you got (You can't break your promise)
I'm inner city hunger, you think you're tough, I'm stronger
If you're weak, I'll eat you up
I'm gonna touch you where you've never been touched before
And by your spine I'll bruise your veins and touch your very core

[Pre-Chorus]
Let my concrete be your red carpet
My shooting galleries, your personal starship
Give me all your dreams, this city loves you
Use my roots to deliver your body
Under my skies where you make your money
You rejected love, but this city loves you

[Chorus]
Inner city mama, you bore another child
To be a victim of your cold blooded ways
Inner city love, from the gutter
So destructive when you sing your blues

[Instrumental Break / Piano Solo]

[Chorus]
Inner city mama, you bore another child
To be a victim of your cold blooded ways
Inner city love, from the gutter
So destructive when you sing your blues
Inner city mama, you bore another child
To be a victim of your cold blooded ways
Inner city love, from the gutter
So destructive when you sing your blues

[Outro]
Inner city love, inner city mama
Inner city love, you hurt me
Inner city love - real bad
Inner city love
You meant to love me (Inner city love) and you cut me up
(Inner city love) Into too many little pieces
But I wanna love you (Inner city love, inner city love)
I trusted you (Inner city love)
And you crushed me (Inner city love) into a pulp
(Inner city love) Inner city mama

About “Inna City Mamma” by Neneh Cherry

Read the complete lyrics to "Inna City Mamma" by Neneh Cherry from the album "Raw Like Sushi" in 1989. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Funk, Rap, R&B.

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"Inna City Mamma" appears on "Raw Like Sushi" in 1989.

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