Wildflowers

A little dirt on her painted nails Little bruises and pigtails Dreaming of a great big world Bedtime stories mamma told Ain't as fun when they're not your own Seems like everything she touches, she outgrows Oh mamma I am growing up And I don't think I'll ever get enough Of this life But when you lay me down to sleep You're the one I keep with me And yes, I know, that's the thing about wild wild flowers... They just grow Disappointment and a heart that's broke Got the keys and an open road If she don't go now she'll never go Oh mamma I am growing up And I think that I've had enough of this small life But when I lay me down to sleep You're the one I keep with me And yes, I know, that's the thing about wild wild flowers... They just grow Oh I'm so glad I didn't turn that car around Cuz you can't see the world if you're looking down And every time I wanted to give up, go home Mamma said, "I love you ...but no" Oh mamma I am growing up And I don't think I'll ever get enough Of this life But when I lay me down to sleep You're the one I keep with me And yes, I know, that's the thing about wild wild flowers... They just grow Yeah, that's the thing about wildflowers... they just grow