Mama said
Mama, she has taught me wellTold me when I was youngSon, your life’s an open bookDon’t close it ’fore it’s doneThe brightest flame burns quickestThat’s what I heard her sayA son’s heart’s owed to motherBut I must find my way
Let my heart goLet your son growMama, let my heart goOr, let this heart be still
“Rebel,” my new last nameWild blood in my veinsApron strings around my neckThe mark that still remainsI left home at an early ageOf what I heard was wrongI never asked forgivenessBut what is said is done
Let my heart goLet your son growMama, let my heart goOr let this heart be still
Never I ask of youBut never I gaveBut you gave me your emptinessI now take to my graveNever I ask of youBut never I gaveBut you gave me your emptinessI now take to my graveSo let this heart be still
Mama, now I’m coming homeI’m not all you wished of meA mother’s love for her sonUnspoken, help me beI took your love for grantedAnd all the things you said to meI need your arms to welcome meBut a cold stone’s all I see
Let my heart goLet your son growMama, let my heart goOr let this heart be still
Let my heart goMama, let my heart goYou never let my heart goSo let this heart be still
Never I ask of youBut never I gaveBut you gave me your emptinessI now take to my graveNever I ask of youBut never I gaveBut you gave me your emptinessI now take to my graveSo let this heart be still