[Verse 1]
You got ink on your wrists
Smoke in your hair
Eyes red, talk slick
Say you don’t care
Sneak out the back door
Phone facedown
Laugh with those strangers
While I walk this house around
I see the lies in your texts
Half-truths in your tone
You call it being grown
But you still use my cologne
You still sleep in that bed
I built with my bare hands
You push me out your plans
I’m still drawing up plans
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You can run to the edge, I’m right there
Fall through the dark, I still care
Break every rule, curse my name, disappear
You can hate me today
But I’m your mama, I stay
Through the highs, through the lies
Mama still here
[Verse 2]
You chase that quick rush
Chalk lines on the table
Say "I’m fine, relax"
But your hands aren’t stable
You wear that fake grin
Post pics for the praise
I scroll and feel sick
But I still stop to pray
I remember late nights
Curls tied in a bow
You’d cry over cartoons
Now it’s things in your nose
You think I don’t know
What you hide in that drawer
I’ve seen this movie, baby
I lived it before
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[Bridge]
I’ve buried friends from the path that you’re walking
Closed caskets, cold rooms, mothers not talking
You think I’m just old
I’m a map with the scars
I’d rather you scream at me
Than sleep behind bars
So take my keys, break my trust
Call me fake, call me tough
I’ll be there when it all feels too much
Hit my line when you’re scared
If you’re shaking, I’m there
You’re my blood, you’re my breath
That’s a bond you can’t tear
[Chorus]