I said, "I'm sorry, I look this way" She said, "Don't you talk like that" She said, "I always used to wonder How you coped with all of that" There are a lot of people hoping The bullies' Rome will fall to hell But if we all said the things that we are thinking We would be like them ourselves Holy mothers, you be careful You can love your sons too much Make them sainted, unacquainted With a decency in love
♪ You know the way that water falls into a cup and it is held? You know the little metal piece that's knocked around inside a bell? You know the middle weight that's broken with his gloves up anyhow? I loved you just like that Holy mothers, you be careful You can love your sons too much What good's a tender-hearted liar If you've given him all of yourself ♪ The school across the street let out Just let her cry against the dirty car She heard the children laugh She said, "I wish I never got the part" How does one reclaim a heart? ♪ I want a real friend inside a lover Who can love himself enough I might not ever be a mother 'Cause I've loved your sons enough