Mama

Why didn't you ever go away? Did you know there would be better days? Or did you think you had no other way? Or fear you'd find no other place? Did you think that your life would be over? Or that you would have to live under cover? That you'd have to face all of the others? To run away all over? I don't know how you played it Mama I don't know how you made it Mama You played it, you made it, you won it for us You played it, you made it for us I don't know why you stayed Mama I don't know what you prayed for Mama You stayed, you prayed, you yielded for us Couldn't get out of here for us Do you think it really was worth it? Do you think he ever was so worthy? Of everything that you did for him? Of all the love you felt for him? Why would it be good enough for you? Why think you weren't good enough for better Didn't you trust in you or the others Did you feel out of the blue? Mama you lived for us Mama you cared for us You never let us down No matter rain or shine No matter pain or high You always raged our wars Oh Mama oh oh oh oh oh oh Oh Mama oh oh oh oh oh oh I don't know why you stayed Mama I don't know why you stayed Mama