MOMMA, DO U FEEL THE PAIN AS I'M TRAVELIN'
THRU THE FIELDS OF YOUR SOUL
MOMMA, PLEASE TAKE MY HAND,
HELP ME 2 UNDERSTAND
CUZ, I'M AFRAID 2 FACE THIS LIFE ALONE

PEOPLE, FACES EVERYWHERE
EVERYTIME I TURN I SEE ANOTHER STOP& STARE
2 MUCH, 2 SOON, TAKE A PICTURE
OF THE MODERN WORLD
TELEVISIONARIES, HARI-KARI, QUITE CONTRARY
U'D THINK THE TRIALS OF LIFE WERE SCARY
4 A BOY GROWIN' 2 A MAN,
NOW WATCH MY FLAG UNFURL, GOOD GOD,

THE MIRROR ON THE WALL SHOWS A FRIGHTENED MAN
THE LESSONS I'VE LEARNED COULD NOT EXPLAIN
THE MEANING OF LOVE NOW SEES THRU PUZZLED EYES
NO 1 COULD DEFINE THE JOY & THE PAIN, I'M BORN AGAIN

I'D DIE 4 YOUR LOVE IF U'D TAKE ME IN
TRUE LIFE BEGINS, AS I EMBRACE ANOTHER MIRACLE
I LIVE 4 YOUR LOVE, TIL THE DAY WE DIE WITH NO TEARS 2 CRY,
I'LL GUIDE U THRU FEAR & DESIRE, OH

ALL I KNOW, IN THE SHADOWS OF WHERE I'VE BEEN
ALL I KNOW, NO MORE CARES IF I LOSE OR WIN NOW I KNOW,
AS I WATCH MY CHILDREN GROW NOW I KNOW,
I'M FULFILLING MY MOTHER'S SOUL ALL I KNOW,
WHILE THE WORLD IS SPINNIN' AROUND ALL I KNOW,
& THE HANDS OF TIME R TICKIN' DOWN NOW I KNOW,
I LOOK BACK 2 MY DAYS OF YOUTH
NOW I KNOW, I'M MUCH OLDER NOW, BUT I'M NOT YET THRU

I'M STILL SEARCHIN' THE KEYS OF MY LIFE
THE WAR'S FAR FROM OVER INSIDE

I DIED IN YOUR ARMS AS YOUR TEARS RECITE
OUR PICTURED LIFE, DID I FULFILL MY PREDICTION
WAS IT ALL I YEARNED 2 KNOW, SO LONG AGO
IF I HAD THE CHANCE 2 DO IT ALL AGAIN,
I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING