Mama (Don’t Ya Wanna)
©2024 Mark Netoskie / 5050songs Inc
Release Date: May 16, 2024
Produced by Demo My Song®
Lyrics
She’s sitting in her chair
Thinking of the past
Things that she did wrong
Love that didn’t last
She walks to the window
To smoke her cigarette
Remembering her past
Wanting to forget
So back to the screen that lets you erase
Cleaning your mind and numbing the pain
Can’t we go back
To black and white?
Right and wrong
And telephones
If only I were smarter
If only I had changed
If only he were kinder
My life were rearranged
Momma don’t ya wanna
Go walkin in the rain
Think about tomorrow
And not about the pain
Her oldest is now gone
The second somewhat lost
A third is really tethered
Love that she demands
Harsh words for a husband
But he can never hear
A rescue that she needed
A prince that wasn’t near
So back to the screen that lets you erase
Cleaning your mind and numbing the pain
Can’t we go back
To decency
Comprehend
Our history
If only I were smarter
If only I had changed
If only he were kinder
My life were rearranged
Momma don’t ya wanna
Go walkin in the rain
Think about tomorrow
And not about the pain
She walks in tiny shuffles
Nibbles at her food
Staring out the window
Her vision somewhat skewed
Surfing for some meaning
Only finding words
Silence feels like dying
Sleep a respite earned
So back to the screen that lets you erase
Cleaning your mind and numbing the pain
Can’t we go back?
To Sunday school
Skipping rope
And ice cream cones
If only I were smarter
If only I had changed
If only he were kinder
My life were rearranged
Momma don’t ya wanna
Go walkin in the rain
Think about tomorrow
And not about the pain
She’s staring at her phone
No one calls today
Thinking of the homeless
Their promises betrayed
Now grasping for the words
For all there ever was
For all that will ever be
Or was it only hope?
So back to the screen that lets you erase
Cleaning your mind and numbing the pain
Can’t we move on?
To see each other?
Forgive ourselves
And love again?
If only I were smarter
If only I had changed
If only he were kinder
My life were rearranged
Momma don’t ya wanna
Go walkin in the rain
Think about tomorrow
And not about the pain