Detours

Mother, can you hold me together?

It's so dark and I'm losing my way

I took all of these detours to find love

And when I did, it just faded away

Now what do I do

With this sweet love of mine?

Do I give it away?

And hope someday I'll find

Someone half as awake

As the moon and the stars

Mother, teach me to love

With a paper-thin heart

(Ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba)

(Ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba)

Mother, your words are so healing

You speak of love and of light and of peace

But I've made it my course to avoid you

Just to hide from these feelings of grief

Now what do I do

With this sweet love of mine?

Do I give it away?

And hope someday I'll find

Someone half as awake

As the moon and the stars

Mother, teach me to love

With a paper-thin heart

Now what do I do

With this sweet love of mine?

Do I give it away?

And hope someday I'll find

Someone half as awake

As the moon and the stars

Mother, teach me to love

With a paper-thin heart

(Ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba)

(Ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba)

(Ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba)

(Ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba)

Mother, I know you are with me

You were there when I took my first breath

I can't stop looking back for the answers

I just keep coming up with regret

And there are some things I just can't forget