[guitar intro]
She’s been alone every night, for way too long
She can hardly breathe and has bruises
on her arms
She’s been hoping that nobody’s gonna notice but of course they do
Not even in her teens, already raising some one
Wishin she could be out with her friends, having fun,
Living a life of laughter like normal kids do
[chorus]
But her mama was a looker
and she lost her mind
Sold her soul to the devil for a bottle of wine
Drifts a-way! Day by day!
When Mama’s not home it gets cold at night,
Holding on to her brother hoping they just might,
Keep their heads above water
But the water’s always rising
There’s gotta be something beyond the horizon
[verse two]
It wasn’t always this way
And almost every day
She told her brother it was better before daddy had to go away,
They used to laugh and sing
They used to talk and play
She always dreamed that he would save them, but Mama drank the dream away
[chorus]
But her mama was a looker
and she lost her mind
Sold her soul to the devil for a bottle of wine
Drifts a-way! Day by day!
[harmonica solo]
When Mama’s not home it gets cold at night
Holding on to her brother hoping they just might
Keep their heads above water, But the water’s always rising!
There’s gotta be something beyond the horizon
[bridge]
Hold on tiiight
She’s almost broken but she won’t let go!
Every niiight
She’ll lose a little bit more of her soul!
You know it’s hard to see clearly when you’re drenched in Booze,
Mama didn’t even know what she was bound to lose,
Didn’t know what she was doing, didn’t have a clue,
It was her family or the bottle, but she had to choose!
[harmonica solo]
[final chorus]
Mama was a looker and she lost her mind,
Sold her soul to the devil for a bottle of wine,
Drifts a-way!
Day by day,
When Mama’s not home, it gets cold at night,
Holding onto her brother, hoping they just might,
Keep their heads above water, But the water’s always rising!
Theres gotta be something beyond the horizon,
There’s gotta be something beyond the horizon
[guitar outro]
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