I'm always wondering if I'm where I'm supposed to be Cause everything's moving and I'm barely on my feet Endlessly unsure of how to arrange this mess And everyone seems to do so much more with less Cause I'm drinking too much and I'm all out of touch Stumbling around in the dark And I need to know how I can figure this out Cause it feels like I'm falling apart. So tell me mother, when will I know what to do? If I can't keep up, and I don't wanna get up this time Oh my mother, when will I know how to lose? How do I keep up when I don't wanna get up this time Tell me it's alright I always thought things would just fall in place Cause when I was 16 nothing seemed too far away And I know you see so much of yourself in me So when did you become the woman you'd hoped you'd be Cause I'm drinking too much and I'm all out of touch And I'm stumbling around in the dark And I need to know how I can figure this out Cause it feels like I'm falling apart. So tell me mother, when will I know what to do? If I can't keep up and I don't wanna get up this time Oh my mother, when will I know how to lose? How do I keep up, when I don't wanna get up this time Tell me mother, when will I know what to do? If I can't keep up and I don't wanna get up this time Oh my mother, when will I know how to lose? How do I keep up, when I don't wanna get up this time Tell me it's alright