You think you know my story well maybe you did for a little while
And you want me to cry for you and you want me to feel the way you do
A mother and a child, a mother and a child
You say you gave up everything all the dreams you had
I'm sorry your life let you down but the fault it is not mine
You want me to just agree with everything you say
I guess that's the way it goes sometimes between
All my life you've reminded me how you struggled nine long months
It's really not my business it never was or will ever be
It's not supposed to be this way between a mother and a child
You want me to cry for you I'll never feel the way you do
But I know nobody's perfect and that's counting you and me
It's not supposed to be like this between a mother and a child
I don't remember all that happened mama I was just a kid
Told us kids we're the only reason you stayed there with our dad
Call my dad the bad guy make him pay and pay and pay
Your aching back and your swollen feet how you almost lost me once
Yeah that's counting you and me
I'm sorry your life let you down but the fault it is not mine
But if it really was all that bad why do you wish I did?
