Oh, flightless birds
You go any farther
You are attached to your mother
But you'll never understand
Her hair strands that fall down her face
With her story you cannot paste
To your wings that you'll fly with one day
Out of this state or country
Oh, flightless birds
Why do you have to line up behind the worst
All the lies and the truths that are told to you will hold you down
Hold on to your mother
Hold on to your mother
Hold on to your mother
Cause there will be a day when your mother will fly away
She knows you've got problems
Your problems bring you woe
But don't be confused with the things you think you know
She'll make you slip, you'll lose your grip
Down to evergreen and the snow
Things might be misunderstood before you go
All the lies and the truths that are told to you will hold you down
All the lies and the truths that are told to you will hold you down
Hold on to your mother
Hold on to your mother
Hold on to your mother
Cause there will be a day when your mother will fly away
Hold on to your mother
Hold on to your mother
Hold on to your mother
Cause there will be a day when your mother will fly away