(Verse 1)
I remember as a little boy, I thought my mama hung the moon
She’d wake me up for school each day and hum the same old tune
Packed my lunch in my lunch box, and she kissed me goodbye
Back then I still believed every word mama said was right
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(Verse 2)
Then I turned sixteen, mama told a big ol’ lie
Said she bought me a new car and it’d be here by July
I waited in the driveway every day after school
But that old driveway stayed empty… and I started feelin’ fooled
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(Pre-Chorus)
That was the first crack in the picture frame
First time I noticed promises change
Funny how the truth shows up with time
And you learn blood don’t mean they’re gonna try
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(Chorus)
Mama lied... when she said she’d call me on my birthday
Mama lied... when she swore she’d change someday
Said she’d come see the grandkids, said she’d make things right
But the phone didn't ring, it just stayed silent every single night
Yeah I kept on hopin’, Lord knows I tried
But some wounds don’t heal… when mama lied
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(Verse 3)
Now my children ask why grandma never comes around
And I search for words while I stare down at the ground
She said she’d send presents, said she’d call on Christmas Eve
But kids grow up fast when disappointment’s all they see
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(Bridge)
I ain’t angry like I used to be
Mostly just tired of what could’ve been
You spend your whole life wantin’ someone to care
Till one day you quit waitin’… and they still ain’t there
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(Final Chorus)
Mama lied... when she said she’d call me on my birthday
Mama lied... when she swore she’d change someday
Said she loved these babies, said she was gonna try
But as we waited the years kept rollin’ by
Now I hold my own kids tighter every night
Tryin’ damn hard not to repeat mama’s lies
(Outro)
No... I Ain't gonna repeat mama's lies
Ohhh, no! I Ain't gonna repeat mama's lies