James Taylor - Mona Album - That’s Why I’m Here (1985) Courtesy of http://spikesmusic-rock.spike-jamie.com/ [INTRO] [VERSE] LIFE’S GOOD FRIENDS ARE HARD TO FIND AND NOW ONE OF MINE IS DEAD AND THINGS I SHOULD HAVE SAID TO HER I SHALL SAY TO YOU INSTEAD [CHORUS] OH MO - - NA MO - - NA SO MUCH OF YOU TO LOVE LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH OF YOU TO TAKE CARE OF MO - - NA MO - - NA GOT TOO BIG TO KEEP TOO DAMNED OLD TO EAT [VERSE] WHEN YOU WAS JUST A FOOTBALL AT YOUR MAMA’S SIDE RECKON EVERYONE FIGURED YOU FOR A BARBECUE WHEN YOU DIED HERE I’M THINKING ’BOUT YOU LYING UNDER GROUND PUSHING UP A PINE TREE IN MY FIELD [CHORUS] OH MO - - NA MO - - NA YOU CAN CLOSE YOUR EYES. I’VE GOT A TWELVE GAUGE SURPRISE WAITING FOR YOU [VERSE] SINCE THE DAY THAT YOU PASSED AWAY EVERYTHING’S JUST THE SAME EVERYWHERE I GO SOMEBODY MENTIONS YOUR NAME SOMETIMES IT’S EASIEST TO TELL A FRIEND A LIE ’CAUSE THEY DON’T UNDERSTAND THE WAY I FEEL [CHORUS] OH MO - - NA MO - - NA SO MUCH OF YOU TO LOVE LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH OF YOU TO TAKE CARE OF SO LONG. [VERSE] NOW SHE IS GONE AND I AM LEFT ALONE AS YOU CAN SEE. EVER SINCE I CAUSED HER DEATH WELL I DO MISS HER COMPANY. /