Mama

Mama, you carried me through hungry years

Gave more than your pockets could spare

When I fell, you rose, brushed off my tears

Your warmth was always there

But now I call and your tone turns hard

Your words weigh heavy, rust in my heart

I give what I can, never enough

Mama, why's it got so tough?

I fix your steps, share what I've earned

Still, I'm met with eyes that burn

I'm no angel, I've stumbled and tripped

Why must your care feel tight-gripped?

I call and your tone turns hard

Your words weigh heavy, rust in my heart

I give what I can, never enough

Mama, why's it got so tough?

This hand we hold, cracked at the seams

Yet old love flickers in silent beams

We're bound by blood and days gone by

I hope we find a softer sky

I call though the light's gone dim

I hold on tight, though chances slim

It's not perfect, but it's what I've got

Mama, I'm loving you with all I've got

This hand we hold, cracked at the seams

Yet old love flickers in silent beams

We're bound by blood and days gone by

I hope we find a softer sky

I call though the light's gone dim

I hold on tight, though chances slim

It's not perfect, but it's what I've got

Mama, I'm loving you with all I've got