Oh, Mother (Live)

Mother, the windlass well

A dying rose,

Always a child

But you can’t stop time, mother

Mother, the fight is in you, exploding

You must have some enemies to win

But all you have are friends.

Mother, let me give you what I’ve left

It’s not too late and I’m not leaving yet

Let me try a new dawning, oh mother.

Mother, the fight is in you, exploding.

You must have some enemies to win But all you have are friends.

They called you weak,

Your dreams imploded

You should have found another way, oh mother.

You kept giving life,

When yours was taken away, one by one,

Anonymous in any town,

Caged, always.