Mother And Father
There was a time I was happy in my lifeThere was a time I believed I'd live foreverThere was a time I prayed to Jesus ChristThere was a time I had a motherIt was nice
Nobody else would ever take the place of youNobody else could do the things that you could doNo one else I guess could hurt me like you didI didn't understand, I was just a kid
[Bridge:]
Oh mother, why aren't you here with meNo one else saw the things that you could seeI'm trying hard to dry my tearsYes father, you know I'm not so free
[Chorus:]
I've got to give it upFind someone to love meI've got to let it goFind someone that I can care forI've got to give it upFind someone to love meI've got to let it goFind someone that I can care for
There was a time I was happy in my lifeThere was a time I believed I'd live foreverThere was a time I prayed to Jesus ChristThere was a time I had a motherIt was nice
[bridge][chorus]
My mother died when I was fiveAnd all I did was sit and cryI cried and cried and cried all dayUntil the neighbors went away
They couldn't take my lonelinessI couldn't take their phoninessMy father had to go to workI used to think he was a jerk
I didn't know his heart was brokenAnd not another word was spokenHe became a shadow ofThe father I was dreaming of
I made a vow that I would never needAnother person everTurned my heart into a cageA victim of a kind of rage
I gotta give it up[repeat twice]
[chorus]
Find someone that I can care forFind someone that I can care for
I've got to give it up[repeat five times]
I've got to let it goI've got to give it upOh mother, oh fatherI've got to give it up
I gotta give it up[repeat six times]