My mama said "It's alright"
She said, "My boy, you'll be fine"
I told her "Mama, don't cry"
That's when she looked me in my eyes
She said, "You're not mine
But, boy, you turned out pretty fine
And I pray that you learn in time
I hope you never take a life"
Oh well, she won't know, she won't know
I hope she won't know, she won't know
I hope she don't go, she don't go
Where the angels go, so she'll know
Hope they tell her no, tell her no
So that she won't know, she won't know
All the lives I choked, lives I choked
Out of countless folk, nameless folk
I know really how this works
And I don't wanna see her hurt
Will her gentle eyes grow cold
When she learns the path I chose
Heaven, never let her in
So she won't know where I have been
Toss her soul into a bin
So she'll never hurt again
I know really how this works
And I don't wanna see her hurt
Will her gentle eyes grow cold
When she learns the path I chose
Heaven, never let her in
So she won't know where I have been
Toss her soul into a bin
So she'll never hurt again