MOTHER, WHERE ARE YOU
WHY DON'T YOU COME FOR ME
WHAT IS IT THAT I HAVE DONE
TO MAKE YOU NOT LOVE ME

MOTHER, WHEN CAN YOU SEE
HOW MUCH I NEED YOU SO
WHEN WILL YOU EVER UNDERSTAND
THAT I REALLY NEED TO KNOW

HOW COME YOU LEFT ME
WITH SUCH DISGRACEFUL FOLKS
WITH SUCH A GROUP OF PEOPLE
THAT ABUSE AND HATE ME SO

WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I NEEDED
A FRIEND WHO WAS THERE FOR ME
A HUG TO SHOW YOUR LOVE WITH
A TOUCH THAT I COULD FEEL

I SPENT SO MANY YEARS
INSIDE A PRISON CELL
WHEN ARE YOU COMING
TO FREE ME, PLEASE TELL

AND NOW THAT I AM OLDER
AND I KNOW JUST WHERE YOU ARE
PLEASE SEND ME A MESSAGE
AND FORGIVE MY ANGRY THOUGHTS

THE MEMORY THAT I HAVE OF YOU
DID SHOW ME THAT YOU CARE
IT MADE ME FEEL SO LOVED
AND I DIDN'T FEEL THE FEAR

I HOPE THAT ONE DAY
I'LL GET TO SEE YOUR FACE
AND GET TO KNOW THE WOMAN
THAT FROM MY LIFE HAS BEEN ERASED

I WISH I COULD'VE KNOWN YOU
I WISH THAT YOU WERE HERE
GOD TOOK YOU FOR A REASON
BUT ONE DAY I'LL MEET YOU THERE

AND THEN YOU CAN TELL ME
THE STORY OF YOUR STRIFE
AND HOW COME HE HATED YOU
ENOUGH TO TAKE YOUR LIFE

I'M SORRY THAT ALL THESE YEARS
THE HATE INSIDE ME GREW
BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW YOU
AND HOW MUCH YOU LOVED ME TOO

I HOPE THAT YOU CAN REST IN PEACE
NOW THAT THE TRUTH'S BEING TOLD
I WISH THAT THINGS WERE DIFFERENT
AND I WISH THAT YOU WERE HOME

SO MOTHER, I AM SORRY
FOR THINKING YOU LEFT ME
AND NOW THAT I KNOW WHERE YOU ARE
I KNOW WE WILL BE SET FREE