There's no dreamers in her generation
So she raised one
But chasing a dream can be as complicated
As chasing the sun
These days I just sit and I kick myself for moving far away
So I call her up and say
I've had a real hard day
I know you've got a lot on your plate
You don't need nothing more
She says baby that's what mommas are for
Well I'm a puddle of tears sitting right here
On the side of I-24
She says baby that's what mommas are for
He don't love me the way I want him to
But he tries to
Be the man he knows I need
Sometimes it leads
To kissing and trying
Cussing and fighting
And I just gotta walk away
So I call her back and say
I've had a real hard day
I know you've got a lot on your plate
You don't need nothing more
She says baby that's what mommas are for
Well I'm a puddle of tears sitting right here
On the side of I-24
She says baby that's what mommas are for
Ah
Ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah
Ah
When I cry, she cries
She dries my eyes
When I smile, she smiles
That's what mommas are for
When I cry, she cries
She dries my eyes
When I smile, she smiles
That's what mommas are for
I've had a real hard day
I know you've got a lot on your plate
You don't need nothing more
She says baby that's what mommas are for
Well I'm a puddle of tears and I'm sitting right here
On the side of I-24
She says baby that's what mommas are for
She says baby that's what mommas are for
She says baby that's what God put me here for