Mama Lied

(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