(She was my angel, she was my life Raised me up so clean so right One day she said (though she never believed) "Boy you can be just anything you dream" She told me lies but her lies set my dreaming heart right on fire) Ran off to the city so young so free Gonna show those big boys just what I'd be So I played them a sweet song and they had their laugh "Boy this the real world you don't stand no chance" They told me lies but their lies set my hungry heart right on fire Well I found me a lady pretty as can be I made her my baby I told her her all my dreams But she could not handle all my heat Said you never gonna make it, such a stupid little dream She told me lies so I set her lying heart right on fire And I grew angry, I grew cold Sick of all these liars trying to poison my soul I got hungry and I got mean Should have never told me what I cannot be No I'm going to place safe for you And all those dreams that never came true Now I thank my mother for all she's done And I know I'll say the same thing when I have me a son Cause she taught me play with fire and oh how I've burned But if you want what you desire that's the only way you'll learn She told me lies but her lies set my hungry heart right on fire