Well, she was running too, what she ran from
Only mama knows what she laid me down
Around my hand was a plastic band
Well, my mama laid me down, my mama laid me down
Oh, I always wondered, I never knew
Only mama knows, only mama knows
In this godforsaken town
Well, I never, will I ever
I've got to hold on, to hold on
What was I doing on the road to ruin?
Oh, I always wondered, I never knew
Only mama knows what she laid me down
Oh, I always wondered, I never knew
On the road, no ETA
I'm passing through, I'm on my way
Was it planned as a one night stand
Gotta hold on, gotta hold on
Well, she was running too, what she ran from
Only mama knows what she laid me down
With a picture of my face
I'm passing through, no fixed abode
In this godforsaken town
Only mama knows, only mama knows
In this godforsaken place, this godforsaken place
Or did she leave in disgrace?
Only mama knows, only mama knows
In this godforsaken town
See my father's face, see my father's face?
Well, she was running too, what she ran from
And that is why I need to try to hold on
I was crying, left to die
