You know I'm everything I am because of you,
What I carry in my hand, you gave that, too,
Now the moment's come 'round,
Going with the moving ground,
Oh yeah,
When I know you care too much for your own good,
And I know you'd make me stick around if you could,
But I'm closing the door of my empty room,
And I'm taking every picture, I'll see you soon,
Ohoohohoohoh, you catch me,
Ohoohohoohoh, you catch me.
Oh Mother, I know it's hard to let me go,
But I've fallen down, still falling now,
Oh Mother, though it's hard to let you know,
I'm leaving you, I'm leaving you for another girl.
Drive-In Sunset Boulevard,
Yeah, she loves my beat-up car,
Knows that I'm no superstar, but she don't care,
So I'm writing to you now,
Funny how it all works out,
Ohoohohoohoh, believe me,
Ohoohohoohoh, believe me.
Oh Mother, I know it's hard to let me go,
But I've fallen down, still falling now,
Oh Mother, though it's hard to let you know,
I'm leaving you, I'm leaving you.
I know it's hard to let me go, to let me go,
You didn't want so you should know, so you should know.
Ohoohohoohoh, you catch me,
Ohoohohoohoh, you catch me.
Oh Mother, I know it's hard to let me go,
But I've fallen down, still falling now,
Oh Mother, though it's hard to let you know,
I'm leaving you, I'm leaving you.
Oh Mother, I know it's hard to let me go,
But I've fallen down, still falling now,
Oh Mother, though it's hard to let you know,
I'm leaving you, I'm leaving you for another girl.